High-performance piezoelectric energy harvesters and their applications

Z Yang, S Zhou, J Zu, D Inman - Joule, 2018 - cell.com
Energy harvesting holds great potential to achieve long-lifespan self-powered operations of
wireless sensor networks, wearable devices, and medical implants, and thus has attracted …

[HTML][HTML] An atlas of piezoelectric energy harvesters in oceanic applications

SM Kargar, G Hao - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, a large number of sensors are employed in the oceans to collect data for further
analysis, which leads to a large number of demands for battery elimination in electronics …

Towards a green and self-powered Internet of Things using piezoelectric energy harvesting

M Shirvanimoghaddam, K Shirvanimoghaddam… - Ieee …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionizing technology which aims to create an
ecosystem of connected objects and embedded devices and provide ubiquitous connectivity …

An efficient vibration energy harvester with a multi-mode dynamic magnifier

W Zhou, GR Penamalli, L Zuo - Smart Materials and Structures, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel piezoelectric energy harvester with a multi-mode dynamic magnifier, which is
capable of significantly increasing the bandwidth and the energy harvested from the ambient …

Energy harvester with a dynamic magnifier

O Aldraihem, A Baz - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Conventional energy harvester typically consists of a piezoelectric element, which is
sandwiched between a proof mass and a base subjected to sinusoidal excitation. The …

Cantilevered piezoelectric energy harvester with a dynamic magnifier

A Aladwani, M Arafa, O Aldraihem, A Baz - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Conventional energy harvester typically consists of a cantilevered composite piezoelectric
beam which has a proof mass at its free end while its fixed end is mounted on a vibrating …

Theoretical and experimental investigation of a nonlinear compressive-mode energy harvester with high power output under weak excitations

Z Yang, Y Zhu, J Zu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Harvesting ambient vibration energy is a promising method for realizing self-powered
autonomous operation for low-power electronic devices. Most energy harvesters developed …

A multi-impact frequency up-converted magnetostrictive transducer for harvesting energy from finger tap**

Z Yang, Y Tan, J Zu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesting has been a research subject of growing interest over the past
few years, and is envisaged as a remedy to the unsatisfactory battery issue in low-power …

1-mW vibration energy harvester based on a cantilever with printed polymer multilayers

N Godard, L Allirol, A Latour, S Glinsek… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2020 - cell.com
Energy harvesters are required for autonomous sensors. The field is still missing a low-cost
technology that would provide enough power for tangible low-frequency use cases …

Resistive and reactive loads' influences on highly coupled piezoelectric generators for wideband vibrations energy harvesting

A Morel, A Badel, R Grézaud… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
One of the main challenges in energy harvesting from ambient vibrations is to find efficient
ways to scavenge the energy, not only at the mechanical system resonance but also on a …