A review of piezoelectric footwear energy harvesters: Principles, methods, and applications

B Zhao, F Qian, A Hatfield, L Zuo, TB Xu - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last couple of decades, numerous piezoelectric footwear energy harvesters
(PFEHs) have been reported in the literature. This paper reviews the principles, methods …

Piezoelectric energy harvesting from human walking using a two-stage amplification mechanism

F Qian, TB Xu, L Zuo - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design, modeling and experimental tests of a novel piezoelectric
energy harvester with a two-stage force-amplification compliant mechanism for scavenging …

Flextensional piezoelectric energy harvesting technologies

TB Xu, L Shams, B Zhao - Structural Health Monitoring/Management (SHM) …, 2024 - Elsevier
We provide a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art flextensional piezoelectric energy
harvesting (FPEH) technologies in this chapter. FPEH is one of the most practicable and …

An Ultra-high-power Density Piezoelectric Cryogenic Actuator

TB Xu, J Huffine, X Jiang, S Zhang - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
An ultra-high-power density piezoelectric cryogenic actuator (PCA) is reported in this paper.
The PCA demonstrated massive stroke-size ratio with high mechanical load and low driving …

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting for Powering Wireless Monitoring Systems

F Qian - 2020 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
The urgent need for a clean and sustainable power supply for wireless sensor nodes and
low-power electronics in various monitoring systems and the Internet of Things has led to an …