Pendulum-based vibration energy harvesting: Mechanisms, transducer integration, and applications

T Wang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesting is a promising approach to provide wireless sensors and
portable electronics with sustainable power by converting ambient kinetic energy into …

The dynamics of an omnidirectional pendulum harvester

P Sommermann, MP Cartmell - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The pendulum applied to the field of mechanical energy harvesting has been studied
extensively in the past. However, systems examined to date have largely comprised simple …

[HTML][HTML] Scalable pendulum energy harvester for unmanned surface vehicles

J Graves, Y Kuang, M Zhu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel pendulum energy harvester design for converting energy of
low frequency ambient vibration, such as that found in unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) …

Energy harvesting from pendulum oscillations

M Marszal, B Witkowski, K Jankowski… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work we analyse the possibility of energy harvesting from the vibration of the
environment. The investigations are performed using experimental rig, which consists of a …

Assessment of energy harvesting and vibration mitigation of a pendulum dynamic absorber

K Kecik - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper presents a novel system for simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration
mitigation. The system consists of two main parts: an autoparametric pendulum vibration …

[HTML][HTML] Design and experimental validation of a pendulum energy harvester with string-driven single clutch mechanical motion rectifier

J Graves, M Zhu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a pendulum kinetic energy harvester with a unique mechanical motion
rectifier design which uses a string-driven rectifier (SDR) with just a single clutch to convert …

Layout optimization of an inertial energy harvester for miniature underwater mooring platforms

W Ding, K Wang, Z Mao, H Cao - Marine Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Comprehensive analyses of the layout influence on power performance of a low-frequency
miniature horizontal-pendulum-type inertial energy harvester for underwater mooring …

Noise effected energy harvesting in a beam with stopper

M Borowiec, G Litak, S Lenci - International Journal of Structural …, 2014 - World Scientific
An autonomous system of energy supplier to low power devices or wireless sensors is one
of the most important motivations for energy harvesting based on ambient mechanical …

Effects of springs on a pendulum electromechanical energy harvester

AN Kadjie, P Woafo - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper studies a model of energy harvester that consists of an electromechanical
pendulum system subjected to nonlinear springs. The output power is analyzed in terms of …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of an omnidirectional pendulum energy harvester: A comparative analysis between numerical and experimental results

P Sommermann, MP Cartmell - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2024 - Elsevier
The spherical pendulum is a mathematically interesting model that has been studied
extensively in the past. In the field of energy harvesting however, the pendulum energy …