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<p>For the use of green energy and ubiquitous computing, this study investigates miniature electric generators that are constructed with piezoelectric benders. Electric power is generated by vibratory deformation of piezoelectric benders. Three different designs of piezoelectric generators are created and compared in this study by using mechanics analysis. The result shows that the cantilever design yields more power than symmetric and airfoil designs. Experimental results show that generated voltage rises with not only attached point masses, but also the swing frequency of a swing arm, to which the proposed piezoelectric generator is attached. In addition, At 6.5 Hz swing frequency, the maximum power 0.3μW is generated.</p>
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For the use of green energy and ubiquitous computing, this study investigates miniature electric generators that are constructed with piezoelectric benders. Electric power is generated by vibratory deformation of piezoelectric benders. Three different designs of piezoelectric generators are created and compared in this study by using mechanics analysis. The result shows that the cantilever design yields more power than symmetric and airfoil designs. Experimental results show that generated voltage rises with not only attached point masses, but also the swing frequency of a swing arm, to which the proposed piezoelectric generator is attached. In addition, At 6.5 Hz swing frequency, the maximum power 0.3μW is generated.

Design of Vibration-Based Miniature Generator Using Piezoelectric Bender

Department of Mechanical Engineering National Chiao Tung University

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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For the use of green energy and ubiquitous computing, this study investigates miniature electric generators that are constructed with piezoelectric benders....

Design of Vibration-Based Miniature Generator Using Piezoelectric Bender

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Dez. 2017

Seitenbereich: 550 - 572

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-408

Schlüsselwörter
Miniature Generator, Piezoelectric Bender, Energy Harvesting

© 2010 Wei Li et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Design of Vibration-Based Miniature Generator Using Piezoelectric Bender

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Dez. 2017

Seitenbereich: 550 - 572

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-408

SchlüsselwörterMiniature Generator, Piezoelectric Bender, Energy Harvesting

© 2010 Wei Li et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Miniature Generator, Piezoelectric Bender, Energy Harvesting