Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on a hot topic in the literature, ie, vibration
based energy harvesting techniques, including theory, modelling methods and the …

This paper explores the use of metasurface in designing an aerodynamic system for
potential vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression or energy harvesting. Four kinds of …

A quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) device is proposed for both vibration isolation and energy
harvesting based on a concept of converting part of the vibrational energy into electrical …

This paper reviews energy harvesting technology from mechanical vibration. Recent
advances on ultralow power portable electronic devices and wireless sensor network …

Among various strategies developed for the attenuation of noise and vibration in mechanical
structures, piezoelectric shunt dam**, which consists in connecting piezoelectric …

This paper reviews the state of the art in piezoelectric energy harvesting. It presents the
basics of piezoelectricity and discusses materials choice. The work places emphasis on …

The rapid development of smart electronics has enabled their applications into such fields
as portable instruments, wearable electronic devices, implantable medical devices and even …

Vibration energy harvesting typically involves a mechanical oscillatory mechanism to
accumulate ambient kinetic energy, prior to the conversion to electrical energy through a …

Piezoelectric transduction has received great attention for vibration-to-electric energy
conversion over the last five years. A typical piezoelectric energy harvester is a unimorph or …