A dimensionless model of impact piezoelectric energy harvesting with dissipation

Xinlei Fu; Wei-Hsin Liao

doi:10.1117/12.2219014

15 April 2016 A dimensionless model of impact piezoelectric energy harvesting with dissipation

Xinlei Fu, Wei-Hsin Liao

Proceedings Volume 9799, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2016; 97991J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219014
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

Impact excitation is common in the environment. Impact piezoelectric energy harvesting could realize frequency up-conversion. However, the dissipation mechanism in impact piezoelectric energy harvesting has not been investigated so far. There is no comprehensive model to be able to analyze the impact piezoelectric energy harvesting thoroughly. This paper is aimed to develop a generalized model that considers dissipation mechanism of impact piezoelectric energy harvesting. In this electromechanical model, Hertzian contact theory and impact dissipation mechanism are identified as constitutive mechanisms. The impact force is compared and the energy distribution is analyzed so that input energy corresponds to impact dissipated energy, structural damping dissipated energy and harvested electrical energy. We then nondimensionalize the developed model and define five dimensionless parameters with attributed physical meanings, including dimensionless parameters of impact dissipation, mass ratio, structural damping, electromechanical coupling, and electrical load. We conclude it is more accurate to consider impact dissipation mechanism to predict impact force and harvested energy. The guideline for improving harvested energy based on parametric studies of dimensionless model is to increase mass ratio, to minimize structural damping, to maximize electromechanical coupling, to use optimal load resistance for impedance matching, and to choose proper impact velocity .

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Xinlei Fu and Wei-Hsin Liao "A dimensionless model of impact piezoelectric energy harvesting with dissipation", Proc. SPIE 9799, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2016, 97991J (15 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219014

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