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Design of energy harvester using rotating motion rectifier and its application on bicycle

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  • Yang, Yiqing
  • Pian, Yawei
  • Liu, Qiang

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The energy harvester has been employed to transform mechanical vibration into electrical power in the field of road transportation. An electromagnetic energy harvester for bicycle application to recycle low-frequency vibration is proposed. The input of up-down motion is transformed into bidirectional rotation by the transmission part, and then translated into unidirectional rotation by the rotating motion rectifier. The rectifier outputs rotation to the generator, and the electrical energy generated can be stored in super capacity at the charging mode or light up the LED at the discharging mode. Lab experiments are conducted to test the proposed harvester on Instron servo-hydraulic machine. A power of 0.491 W and a total efficiency of 52.8% are achieved with sinusoidal displacement inputs from 1.0 Hz to 2.5 Hz and external resistors from 50 Ω to 200 Ω. Field tests of applying the harvester onto the bicycle are carried out and a power of 0.313 W is obtained when riding through the speed bump. Above tests demonstrate potential applications of the harvester in self-powered devices.

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  • Yang, Yiqing & Pian, Yawei & Liu, Qiang, 2019. "Design of energy harvester using rotating motion rectifier and its application on bicycle," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 222-231.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:179:y:2019:i:c:p:222-231
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.036
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