Wave energy converters with rigid hull encapsulation: A review

MH Maheen, Y Yang - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocean wave energy has a great potential in mitigating energy and sustainability crises of the
21st century. The lack of mature and cost-competitive wave energy converter (WEC) …

Coexistence of energy harvesting roads and intelligent transportation systems (its)

D Vizzari, N Bahrani, G Fulco - Infrastructures, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intelligent systems, the Internet of Things, smart factory, and artificial intelligence are just
some of the pillars for the 4th industrial revolution. Engineering is the driving force behind …

Performance of multifunctional piezoelectric energy harvesting microgyroscopes with material degradation

M Serrano, K Larkin, S Tretiak, A Abdelkefi - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are made from brittle materials that are prone
to cracking. Damage from the formation of cracks can occur anytime during the …

Improving the performance of a two-sided vibro-impact energy harvester with asymmetric restitution coefficients

S Dulin, K Lin, L Serdukova, R Kuske… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We study the influence of asymmetric restitution coefficients in a model of a two-sided vibro-
impact energy harvester (VI-EH), considering the dynamical behavior and the implications …

Snap-through of a bistable beam using piezoelectric actuation

T Ajnada, Y Bernard, L Daniel - Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The paper presents the snap-through of a bistable system using piezoelectric (PZ) actuation.
The bistable system consists of a pre-buckled beam fixed between two jaws. The bistability …

Mechanical durability assessment of an energy-harvesting piezoelectric inverted flag

K Yang, A Cioncolini, MRA Nabawy, A Revell - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents results from a practical assessment of the endurance of an inverted flag
energy harvester, tested over multiple days in a wind tunnel to provide first insights into …

Hybrid organic/inorganic piezoelectric device for energy harvesting and sensing applications

M Aleksandrova, L Tudzharska, K Nedelchev, I Kralov - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Novel hybrid organic/inorganic flexible devices with composite films, consisting of Ba0. 5Sr0.
5TiO3 (BST), were prepared by inserting BST nanocoating under spray deposited Poly …

A multi-field coupled data-driven surrogate approach for multiphysical damage diagnostic of energy harvesting composite plates

NT Bui, KD Ly, D Dinh-Cong, T Nguyen-Thoi - Advances in Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Damage diagnosis in multiferroic composites is essential for energy harvesting systems,
where cracking and property degradation significantly impact coupled frequency response …

Uniform Stress Distribution of Bimorph by Arc Mechanical Stopper for Maximum Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting

L Wang, Z Wu, S Liu, Q Wang, J Sun, Y Zhang, G Qin… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
To convert as much vibration energy as possible into electrical energy, the design of a high-
performance piezoelectric vibration energy harvester (PVEH) has been studied widely in …

Identification of slotted beam parameters for low frequency flow-induced vibration energy harvesting

FC Bolat, M Kara - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2023 - Springer
It is a well-known fact that, the amplitude and frequency of flow-induced vibration are related
with the dynamics of the considered structure. In this study, the performance of energy …