A piezoelectric cantilever-beam energy harvester (PCEH) with a rectangular hole in the metal substrate
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DOI: 10.1007/s00542-019-04608-8
Abstract: In order to improve the energy conversion performance of a piezoelectric cantilever-beam energy harvester (PCEH), a novel PCEH is developed and designed according to the typical PCEH. Its middle layer is a metal substrate with… read more here.
Keywords: energy; piezoelectric cantilever; cantilever beam; energy harvester ... See more keywords
Design and analysis of a hollow triangular piezoelectric cantilever beam harvester for vibration energy collection
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DOI: 10.1007/s42947-019-0032-1
Abstract: The vibration of transportation infrastructure is random and of low frequency. The vibration energy can be collected and converted into electric energy by installing the piezoelectric cantilever beam (PCB) harvesters on the transportation infrastructure. The… read more here.
Keywords: transportation; energy; frequency; vibration ... See more keywords
Simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration isolation via quasi-zero-stiffness support and radially distributed piezoelectric cantilever beams
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2021.08.002
Abstract: Abstract Most of the existing energy harvesters are based on vibration amplification, which inevitably causes large disturbing force transmitted to the base. In this paper, a novel energy harvesting device is proposed based on vibration… read more here.
Keywords: vibration; vibration isolation; piezoelectric cantilever; energy ... See more keywords
Direct measurement of contraction force in human cardiac tissue model using piezoelectric cantilever sensor technique
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2019.10.020
Abstract: Abstract A proof-of-concept method for measuring cardiac tissue contraction force using an in-house-developed piezoelectric cantilever sensor system is demonstrated. Contracting forces of 7.2–16.6 μN (n = 5) were measured from a human cardiac tissue construct. Beating cardiac tissue… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac tissue; piezoelectric cantilever; contraction force; tissue ... See more keywords
Theoretical analysis and experimental study of the effect of the neutral plane of a composite piezoelectric cantilever
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.06.045
Abstract: Abstract Piezoelectric energy harvesters have been studied extensively because they show considerable promise for use in both military and commercial applications. In this work, research was conducted into the core component of a piezoelectric energy… read more here.
Keywords: cantilever; piezoelectric cantilever; output; plane position ... See more keywords
Energy harvesting performance of unimorph piezoelectric cantilever generator using interdigitated electrode lead zirconate titanate laminate
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.215
Abstract: Abstract An unimorph piezoelectric cantilever generator with an interdigitated electrode (IDE) was developed for application to vibration energy harvesters driven in longitudinal mode. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thick film was fabricated by lamination of 10… read more here.
Keywords: cantilever generator; unimorph piezoelectric; piezoelectric cantilever; energy ... See more keywords
Nonlinear transverse vibrations of angle-ply laminated composite piezoelectric cantilever plate with four-modes subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane excitations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109501
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, the nonlinear vibrations of the laminated composite piezoelectric cantilever plate subjected to the transverse and in-plane excitations are investigated. Based on the Reddy’s third-order plate theory and von Karman nonlinear strain-displacement… read more here.
Keywords: plane; laminated composite; piezoelectric cantilever; cantilever plate ... See more keywords
Optimal design of a unimorph piezoelectric cantilever devoted to energy harvesting to supply animal tracking devices
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.2111
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents the mechanical structure optimization of a piezoelectric energy harvesters devoted to supply embedded animal tracking devices. The harvester mechanical structure being a bilayer unimorph piezoelectric cantilever is composed of two elements:… read more here.
Keywords: animal tracking; energy; piezoelectric cantilever; unimorph piezoelectric ... See more keywords
Virtual Sensor Array Based on Piezoelectric Cantilever Resonator for Identification of Volatile Organic Compounds.
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00442
Abstract: Piezoelectric cantilever resonator is one of the most promising platforms for real-time sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, it has been a great challenge to eliminate the cross-sensitivity of various VOCs for these cantilever-based… read more here.
Keywords: virtual sensor; organic compounds; cantilever; volatile organic ... See more keywords
Free Damping Vibration of Piezoelectric Cantilever Beams: A Biparametric Perturbation Solution and Its Experimental Verification
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DOI: 10.3390/app10010215
Abstract: As an intelligent material, piezoelectric materials have been widely used in many intelligent fields, especially in the analysis and design of sensors and actuators; however, the vibration problems of the corresponding structures made of the… read more here.
Keywords: vibration; biparametric perturbation; piezoelectric cantilever; cantilever beams ... See more keywords
Design and Optimization of Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam Vibration Energy Harvester
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DOI: 10.3390/mi13050675
Abstract: Piezoelectric cantilever beams are commonly utilized to harvest energy from environmental vibrations due to their simple structures. This paper optimizes a single crystal trapezoidal hollow structure piezoelectric cantilever beam vibration energy harvester with a copper… read more here.
Keywords: trapezoidal hollow; piezoelectric cantilever; energy; energy harvester ... See more keywords