Piezoelectric Particulate Composite for Energy Harvesting from Mechanical Vibration

Energy harvesting from mechanical vibration of buildings is usually realized by the use of devices, in which the main element is a prismatic beam with a rectangular cross-section. The beam has been the subject of scientific research; it is usually constructed with a carrying substrate that does not...

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Veröffentlicht in:Materials 2020-11, Vol.13 (21), p.4925
Hauptverfasser: Grzybek, Dariusz, Kata, Dariusz, Sikora, Wojciech, Sapiński, Bogdan, Micek, Piotr, Pamuła, Hanna, Huebner, Jan, Rutkowski, Paweł
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Zusammenfassung:Energy harvesting from mechanical vibration of buildings is usually realized by the use of devices, in which the main element is a prismatic beam with a rectangular cross-section. The beam has been the subject of scientific research; it is usually constructed with a carrying substrate that does not have piezoelectric characteristics and from piezoelectric material. In contrast, this investigation sought to create a beam structure with a piezoelectric composite only. The entire beam structure was made of a prototype piezoelectric particulate composite. Based on courses of voltage obtained in laboratory experiments and known geometry of the specimens, a series of finite element method (FEM) simulations was performed, aiming to estimate the piezoelectric coefficient d31 value at which the mentioned voltage could be achieved. In each specimen, sedimentation caused the formation of two distinct layers: top and bottom. The experiments revealed that the presented prototype piezoelectric particulate composite converts mechanical stress to electric energy in bending mode, which is used in energy harvesting from mechanical vibration. It is self-supporting and thus a carrying substrate is not required in the harvester structure.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma13214925