Mechanical modulations for enhancing energy harvesting: Principles, methods and applications

HX Zou, LC Zhao, QH Gao, L Zuo, FR Liu, T Tan… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Mechanical kinetic energy harvesting, which converts the mechanical motions and
vibrations that are commonly available in the surrounding environment to electrical energy …

Aeroelastic energy harvesting: A review

A Abdelkefi - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy harvesting is the process by which light, thermal, solar, and kinetic energy can be
converted to a usable form of energy with the ultimate objective of develo** self-powered …

A double-beam piezo-magneto-elastic wind energy harvester for improving the gallo**-based energy harvesting

K Yang, J Wang, D Yurchenko - Applied Physics Letters, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This study investigates the performance of a double-beam piezo-magneto-elastic wind
energy harvester (DBPME-WEH) when exhibiting a gallo**-based energy harvesting …

A review on mechanisms for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters

H Elahi, M Eugeni, P Gaudenzi - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
From last few decades, piezoelectric materials have played a vital role as a mechanism of
energy harvesting, as they have the tendency to absorb energy from the environment and …

Recent progress on flutter‐based wind energy harvesting

Z Li, S Zhou, Z Yang - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wind energy harvesting technology can convert wind energy into electric energy to supply
power for microelectronic devices. It has great potential in many specific applications and …

An impact-based broadband aeroelastic energy harvester for concurrent wind and base vibration energy harvesting

L Zhao, Y Yang - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel broadband energy harvester to concurrently harvest energy
from base vibrations and wind flows by utilizing a mechanical stopper. A problem for a …

Energy harvesting from fluid flow using piezoelectrics: A critical review

M Hamlehdar, A Kasaeian, MR Safaei - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The ambient energy as an available and harvestable energy source which has a high
potential to generate electricity for powering electronics devices. Piezoelectric materials, as …

Metasurface-enhanced multifunctional flag nanogenerator for efficient wind energy harvesting and environmental sensing

L Dong, G Hu, Y Zhang, W Ding, S Qu, Q Tang, C Zhao… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind energy, as a widely distributed and renewable energy resource, plays a crucial role in
promoting self-powered wireless sensor networks and wind speed sensing. However …

Piezomagnetoelastic energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations using monostable characteristics

R Naseer, HL Dai, A Abdelkefi, L Wang - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The concept of harvesting energy from vortex-induced vibrations (VIVs) by introducing
nonlinear attractive magnetic forces is proposed and investigated for the first time. The …

Design and experimental analysis of broadband energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations

LB Zhang, A Abdelkefi, HL Dai, R Naseer… - Journal of Sound and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, an operable strategy to enhance the output power of piezoelectric energy
harvesting from vortex-induced vibration (VIV) using nonlinear magnetic forces is proposed …