<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a conception of the harvester-absorber system consisting of two parts. The first is the pendulum attached to the main system (oscillator), which is suspended on the linear damper and the nonlinear spring made of shape memory alloy. The spring is modelled as a polynomial function based on Landau–Ginzburg theory of phase transitions (similar as ferroelectric and ferromagnets). The obtained results show, that SMA element can increase harvesting energy level, while the absorber effect can be impaired (but not loss). Additionally, introducing SMA element causes changes in dynamics, introduces a new unstable solutions and bifurcations. The analysis was done by classical integration and continuation solution methods.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a conception of the harvester-absorber system consisting of two parts. The first is the pendulum attached to the main system (oscillator), which is suspended on the linear damper and the nonlinear spring made of shape memory alloy. The spring is modelled as a polynomial function based on Landau–Ginzburg theory of phase transitions (similar as ferroelectric and ferromagnets). The obtained results show, that SMA element can increase harvesting energy level, while the absorber effect can be impaired (but not loss). Additionally, introducing SMA element causes changes in dynamics, introduces a new unstable solutions and bifurcations. The analysis was done by classical integration and continuation solution methods.

Application Of Shape Memory Alloy In Harvesto-Absorber System

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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This paper presents a conception of the harvester-absorber system consisting of two parts. The first is the pendulum attached to the main system (oscillator),...

Application Of Shape Memory Alloy In Harvesto-Absorber System

Publicado en línea: 07 nov 2015

Páginas: 155 - 160

Recibido: 04 may 2015

Aceptado: 28 oct 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2015-0026

Palabras clave
Pendulum, SMA Spring, Energy Harvester, Vibration Absorber, Control, Continuation Method

© 2015 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Application Of Shape Memory Alloy In Harvesto-Absorber System

Publicado en línea: 07 nov 2015

Páginas: 155 - 160

Recibido: 04 may 2015

Aceptado: 28 oct 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2015-0026

Palabras clavePendulum, SMA Spring, Energy Harvester, Vibration Absorber, Control, Continuation Method

© 2015 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Pendulum, SMA Spring, Energy Harvester, Vibration Absorber, Control, Continuation Method