A comprehensive review on piezoelectric energy harvesting technology: Materials, mechanisms, and applications
The last decade has witnessed significant advances in energy harvesting technologies as a
possible alternative to provide a continuous power supply for small, low-power devices in …
possible alternative to provide a continuous power supply for small, low-power devices in …
Bistable structures for advanced functional systems
Y Cao, M Derakhshani, Y Fang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bistable mechanical systems having two local minima of potential energy can rest in either
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …
Ambient vibration energy harvesters: A review on nonlinear techniques for performance enhancement
N Tran, MH Ghayesh, M Arjomandi - International Journal of Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vibration energy harvesters are emerging as a promising solution for powering small-scale
electronics, such as sensors and monitoring devices, especially in applications where …
electronics, such as sensors and monitoring devices, especially in applications where …
On the role of nonlinearities in vibratory energy harvesting: a critical review and discussion
The last two decades have witnessed several advances in microfabrication technologies
and electronics, leading to the development of small, low-power devices for wireless …
and electronics, leading to the development of small, low-power devices for wireless …
A review of the recent research on vibration energy harvesting via bistable systems
The investigation of the conversion of vibrational energy into electrical power has become a
major field of research. In recent years, bistable energy harvesting devices have attracted …
major field of research. In recent years, bistable energy harvesting devices have attracted …
Design, development, and theoretical and experimental tests of a nonlinear energy harvester via piezoelectric arrays and motion limiters
This paper presents the design, development and test of a nonlinear piezoelectric energy
harvesting array with wideband performance under directly and parametrically excited …
harvesting array with wideband performance under directly and parametrically excited …
Enhancing ability of harvesting energy from random vibration by decreasing the potential barrier of bistable harvester
C Lan, W Qin - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2017 - Elsevier
When a bistable energy harvester (BEH) is driven by weak random excitation, its harvesting
efficiency will decrease due to the seldom occurrence of interwell motion. To overcome this …
efficiency will decrease due to the seldom occurrence of interwell motion. To overcome this …
Harmonic balance analysis of nonlinear tristable energy harvesters for performance enhancement
Nonlinear energy harvesters are very sensitive to ambient vibrations. If the excitation level is
too low, their large-amplitude oscillations for high-energy voltage output cannot be obtained …
too low, their large-amplitude oscillations for high-energy voltage output cannot be obtained …
Is wave energy untapped potential?
The increase of energy demand in the past 50 years and the targets to reach net-zero
carbon dioxide emissions have led to an increase of electricity production from renewable …
carbon dioxide emissions have led to an increase of electricity production from renewable …
Theoretical and experimental investigation of a quad-stable piezoelectric energy harvester using a locally demagnetized multi-pole magnet
X Su, Y Leng, S Sun, X Chen, J Xu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing research on piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) has mainly relied on uniformly
magnetized permanent magnets (PMs) to provide nonlinearity. Recently, it was reported that …
magnetized permanent magnets (PMs) to provide nonlinearity. Recently, it was reported that …