Technologies of energy harvesting have been developed intensively since the beginning of
the twenty-first century, presenting themselves as alternatives to traditional energy sources …

An applied theory of cylindrical bending vibrations of a bimorph plate is developed, which
takes into account the nonlinear distribution of the electric potential in piezoelectric layers …

A finite-element simulation of a two-cantilever piezoelectric generator (PEG) is considered.
The generator had a bimorph arrangement of piezoelements. Finite element modeling was …

This paper presents the application of the Pareto-based multicriteria optimization technique
to problems of increasing the efficiency of piezoelectric generators (PEGs). The optimization …

Non-uniformly polarized piezoceramic materials can be used in effective energy harvesting
devices. Axisymmetric and plane models of electric elastic bodies were studied using …

A simulation of a piezoelectric generator (PEG) of energy is given. A feature of this generator
is the presence of two types of piezo elements: plate-type elements experiencing bending …

In this chapter, applied semi-analytical theories were constructed, allowing preliminary
estimations of the output characteristics of piezoelectric generators (PEG) of various …

In this paper, we consider the adequacy of the use of the straight normal hypothesis in the
applied theory for the calculation of a cantilever-type piezoelectric generator that takes into …

Modelling of an axial-type piezoelectric generator (PEG) is considered. PEG is an integral
part of the system for converting mechanical vibration energy from the environment into …

The paper analyzes the influence of the characteristics of proof mass on the output
characteristics of cantilever-type piezoelectric generators (PEGs) with bimorph elements by …