Design and optimization of a wideband impact mode piezoelectric power generator

This paper proposes a new design of an impact mode piezoelectric power generator that is able to operate in a wide frequency bandwidth by using a round piezoelectric ceramic as the energy converter. The evaluation results show that the output of the power generator can be optimized by implementing a so-called indirect impact configuration. To realize this type of configuration, a shim plate is placed between the piezoelectric ceramic and the hitting structure. At a certain base excitation frequency, the output efficiency of this configuration increases to about 4.3 times that of the direct impact configuration. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the designated power generator is able to generate electric energy up to approximately 1.57 mJ within 120 s from the vibration of a moving vehicle

Study of the effect of mechanical impact parameters on an impact-mode piezoelectric ceramic power generator

This paper presents an analytical and experimental study on the effect of mechanical impact parameters on impact-mode piezoelectric ceramic power generators. The parameters are the velocity and mass. The method of analysis is based on a weight drop experiment. The results show that the peak of the instantaneous output voltage is proportional to the impact velocity, and for the output power, it is in a straight line relationship with the same parameter. For the same velocity of impact, the advantage of using heavy objects is clear because its momentum and the impact force are higher. However, an adjustment in the velocity of impact is found to be more effective for higher instantaneous output power than the mass. This finding is supported by the output power that is generated by a 4-g steel ball with a momentum of 4.34 gm/s, which is almost 300% higher than that of an 8-g steel ball for the same momentum. The frequency responses of a vibration-based impact-mode piezoelectric ceramic power generator also support the same conclusion

The Effect of the Parameters of a Vibration-Based Impact Mode Piezoelectric Power Generator

This study reports the effects of the parameters of a vibration-based impactmode piezoelectric power generator. First, an evaluation of the effects of the impact parameters, the mass, and the impact velocity is presented. It is found that the output voltage of the piezoelectric device in impactmode is directly proportional to the velocity,whereas the output power is equal to a quadratic function of the same variable. For the same impact momentum, the effect of the velocity in generating a higher peak output is dominant compared with the mass. Second, the vibration-based impact mode piezoelectric power generator is discussed. The experimental results show that a wider operating frequency bandwidth of the output power can be achieved with the preloading configuration. However, regardingmagnitude, due to the high velocity of impact, the configurationwith a gap between the tip and the piezoelectric device produces a higher output

Shape Effect of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester on Vibration Power Generation

Vibration energy harvesting is widely recognized as the useful technology for saving energy. The piezoelectric energy harvesting device is one of energy harvester and is used to operate certain types of MEMS devices. Various factors influence the energy regeneration efficiency of the lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric (PZT) devices in converting the mechanical vibration energy to the electrical energy. This paper presents the analytical and experimental evaluation of energy regeneration efficiency of PZT devices through impedance matching method and drop-weight experiments to different shape of PZT devices. The results show that the impedance matching method has increased the energy regeneration efficiency while triangular shape of PZT device produce a stable efficiency in the energy regeneration. Besides that, it becomes clear that the power, energy and subsequently efficiency of the triangular plate are higher than those of the rectangular plate under the condition of the matching impedance and the same PZT area