[HTML][HTML] A review on vibration-based piezoelectric energy harvesting from the aspect of compliant mechanisms

H Liang, G Hao, OZ Olszewski - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) promote the construction of a smarter world through
powering electric devices with energy scavenged from environmental vibrations by means of …

Acoustic-elastic metamaterials and phononic crystals for energy harvesting: A review

G Hu, L Tang, J Liang, C Lan… - Smart Materials and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Metamaterials and phononic crystals (PCs) with artificially designed periodic microstructures
have attracted increasing research interests due to their unique properties that cannot be …

A piezoelectric spring pendulum oscillator used for multi-directional and ultra-low frequency vibration energy harvesting

Y Wu, J Qiu, S Zhou, H Ji, Y Chen, S Li - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Low frequency vibration is a ubiquitous energy existing in our environment, but a large
efficient harvesting of which remains challenging. This paper presents a simple piezoelectric …

Investigation of an ultra-low frequency piezoelectric energy harvester with high frequency up-conversion factor caused by internal resonance mechanism

Y Wu, S Li, K Fan, H Ji, J Qiu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
The collection of ultra-low frequency mechanical energy that distributed in ambient
environments remains challenging so far. This paper presents a frequency up-converting …

High-efficient internal resonance energy harvesting: Modelling and experimental study

Y Fan, MH Ghayesh, TF Lu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
This research investigates a U-shaped vibration-based energy harvester with broadband
and bi-directional features via an internal resonance. The proposed U-shaped structure has …

A multimodal E-shaped piezoelectric energy harvester with a built-in bistability and internal resonance

Z **e, L Liu, W Huang, R Shu, S Ge, Y **n… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundant and renewable vibration energy has been regarded as an alternative power
source for the massive sensors of the Internet of Things, but the broadband and efficient …

Scavenging energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations through a bi-directional hybrid energy harvester

K Fan, S Liu, H Liu, Y Zhu, W Wang, D Zhang - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A bi-directional hybrid energy harvester (HEH) is presented in this paper to scavenge
energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations. The proposed HEH consists of two …

A string-suspended and driven rotor for efficient ultra-low frequency mechanical energy harvesting

K Fan, M Cai, F Wang, L Tang, J Liang, Y Wu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The abundant mechanical energy distributed in ambient environments features ultra-low
frequency. Implementation of self-sustained low-power electronic systems is largely …

A monostable piezoelectric energy harvester for broadband low-level excitations

K Fan, Q Tan, Y Zhang, S Liu, M Cai, Y Zhu - Applied Physics Letters, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
This letter presents a monostable piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) for achieving
enhanced energy extraction from low-level excitations. The proposed PEH is realized by …

A cantilever-plucked and vibration-driven rotational energy harvester with high electric outputs

K Fan, J Liu, D Wei, D Zhang, Y Zhang, K Tao - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous and renewable vibration energy has been recognized as a promising energy
source for the increasing number of low-power electronics, but its efficient harvesting is still …