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Design, modeling and experiments of bistable piezoelectric energy harvester with self-decreasing potential energy barrier effect

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  • Fu, Jiyang
  • Zeng, Xianming
  • Wu, Nan
  • Wu, Jiurong
  • He, Yuncheng
  • Xiong, Chao
  • Dai, Xiaolong
  • Jin, Peichen
  • Lai, Minyi

Abstract

It is difficult for conventional bistable energy harvesters to undergo interwell motion in weak excitation environment. In this study, a bistable energy harvester with self-decreasing potential energy barrier effect is proposed, which innovatively turns a fixed end of S-shaped generator beam into the movable end with a spring oscillator, which effectively decreases the potential energy barrier and makes the harvester susceptible to interwell motion. Furthermore, a theoretical analysis of the nonlinear driving magnetic force and the system governing equations is carried out, then a numerical simulation of potential energy surface of harvester is performed to demonstrate the effect of the self-decreasing potential energy barrier in detail. The effect of spring pre-compression and stiffness of the moveable end on the system potential energy is analyzed by numerical simulation. Finally, the key parameters affecting the output performance, such as spring pre-compression, magnets distance, and external load resistance, are analyzed. The harvester has a maximum effective bandwidth of 6.62Hz (4.61–11.23Hz), a maximum peak-to-peak voltage of 10.2V, an RMS voltage of 1.3V, and a maximum output power of 2.91 μW. The proposed harvester achieves efficient broadband energy harvesting in low frequency environments.

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  • Fu, Jiyang & Zeng, Xianming & Wu, Nan & Wu, Jiurong & He, Yuncheng & Xiong, Chao & Dai, Xiaolong & Jin, Peichen & Lai, Minyi, 2024. "Design, modeling and experiments of bistable piezoelectric energy harvester with self-decreasing potential energy barrier effect," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 300(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:300:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224013458
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131572
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