On the optimal energy harvesting from a vibration source

JM Renno, MF Daqaq, DJ Inman - Journal of sound and vibration, 2009 - Elsevier
The optimization of power acquired from a piezoelectric vibration-based energy harvester
which utilizes a harvesting circuit employing an inductor and a resistive load is described …

Towards an autonomous self-tuning vibration energy harvesting device for wireless sensor network applications

VR Challa, MG Prasad, FT Fisher - Smart Materials and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Future deployment of wireless sensor networks will ultimately require a self-sustainable
local power source for each sensor, and vibration energy harvesting is a promising …

Investigation of power harvesting via parametric excitations

MF Daqaq, C Stabler, Y Qaroush… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents an analytical and experimental investigation of energy harvesting via
parametrically excited cantilever beams. To that end, we consider a lumped-parameter non …

An application of stochastic resonance for energy harvesting in a bistable vibrating system

R Zheng, K Nakano, H Hu, D Su, MP Cartmell - Journal of Sound and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The application of stochastic resonance to mechanical energy harvesting is currently of
topical interest, and this paper concentrates on an analytical and experimental investigation …

Characterization and implementation of a double-sided arm-toothed indirect-drive rotary electromagnetic energy-harvesting shock absorber in a full semi-trailer truck …

MAA Abdelkareem, R Zhang, X Jing, X Wang, MKA Ali - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), which usually travel on rough and dirt roads, have great
potential for harvesting the dissipated energy during the damping routines. Thus, this study …

Scaling of electromagnetic transducers for shunt damping and energy harvesting

SJ Elliott, M Zilletti - Journal of sound and vibration, 2014 - Elsevier
In order for an electromagnetic transducer to operate well as either a mechanical shunt
damper or as a vibration energy harvester, it must have good electromechanical coupling. A …

Enhancement of tristable energy harvesting using stochastic resonance

Y Jin, S Xiao, Y Zhang - Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, stochastic resonance (SR) is exploited within a tristable electromechanical
coupled system to enhance energy harvesting. Assuming that the effective capacitance of …

Design of a 2DOF vibrational energy harvesting device

SJ Jang, E Rustighi, MJ Brennan… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A novel design method for a 2DOF energy harvesting device is studied. The energy
harvesting device is modeled as a rigid body supported by two parallel sets of springs and …

Multiphysics circuit of a magnetostrictive energy harvesting device

CS Clemente, A Mahgoub, D Davino… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Kinetic energy harvesting devices based on magnetostrictive materials are composed of
several parts, for dealing with multiphysics, including mechanical, magnetic, and electric …

Pen harvester for powering a pulse rate sensor

V Bedekar, J Oliver, S Priya - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Rapid developments in the area of micro-sensors for various applications such as structural
health monitoring, bio-chemical sensors and pressure sensors have increased the demand …