Investigation of Electrical Properties for Cantilever-Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

• Autorzy: Ali Ahsan , Pasha Riffat Asim , Sheeraz Muhammad Abdullah , Butt Zubair , Elahi Hassan , Khan Afzaal Ahmed

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12913/22998624/110175

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the present era, the renewable sources of energy, e.g., piezoelectric materials are in great demand. They play a vital role in the field of micro-electromechanical systems, e.g., sensors and actuators. The cantilever-based piezoelectric energy harvesters are very popular because of their high performance and utilization. In this research-work, an energy harvester model based on a cantilever beam with bimorph PZT-5A, having a substrate layer of structural steel, was presented. The proposed energy scavenging system, designed in COMSOL Multiphysics, was applied to analyze the electrical output as a function of excitation frequencies, load resistances and accelerations. Analytical modeling was employed to measure the output voltage and power under pre-defined conditions of acceleration and load resistance. Experimentation was also performed to determine the relationship between independent and output parameters. Energy harvester is capable of producing the maximum power of 1.16 mW at a resonant frequency of 71 Hz under 1g acceleration, having load resistance of 12 kΩ. It was observed that acceleration and output power are directly proportional to each other. Moreover, the investigation conveys that the experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical results. The maximum error obtained between the experimental and numerical investigation was found to equal 4.3%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

piezoelectric; micro-electromechanical systems; energy harvesting; microsystems; bimorph

PL

systemy mikroelektromechaniczne; zbieranie energii; mikrosystemy; bimorf

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 13, no 3
• Strony: 76--85
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ali Ahsan

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

autor

Pasha Riffat Asim

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

autor

Sheeraz Muhammad Abdullah

• Department of Mechatronics Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Sub Campus Chakwal, Pakistan

autor

Butt Zubair

• Department of Mechatronics Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Sub Campus Chakwal, Pakistan

autor

Elahi Hassan

• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

autor

Khan Afzaal Ahmed

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).