Development of a Nonlinear Harvesting Mechanism from Wide Band Vibrations

The main objective of this study is to present an energy harvesting approach to scavenge electrical energy from mechanically vibrated piezoelectric materials.A mechanical energy harvester device has been developed and tested. The fundamental benefit of this mechanical device is that it can function effectively in a wide range of ambient vibration frequencies, whereas traditional harvesters are limited. A suitable conditioning circuit for energy scavenging has been proposed which can achieve optimal power stream. For controlling the power flow into the battery a circuit has been designed consisting of an AC to DC rectifier, an output capacitor, a switch mode DC to DC converter, and an electromechanical battery. An adaptive control system has been described for switching any electronics devices and maximizing battery storage capacity. Experimental results reveal that the power transfer rate can be enhanced by approximately 400% by utilizing the adaptive DC to DC converter. Various investigations on the piezoelectric harvester have revealed that the energy generated by the mechanical device can exceed the 1.4-volt barrier, which is suitable for charging capacitors in electronics devices. The findings of this study will be crucial in mitigating society's energy crisis

Determining the optimum tilt angle and orientation for photovoltaic (PV) systems in Bangladesh

Tilt angle of a PV module is one of the most significant parameters for receiving maximum solar irradiation falling on the PV systems. This research article investigates the numerical aspects of selecting the optimal tilt angle for the PV modules used in Bangladesh and makes recommendations on how the collected power output of the module can be increased by altering the tilt angle. The results show that the optimum tilt angle of Cox’s Bazzar Chittagong, Dhaka, Jessore, Ishurdi, Bogra, Sylhet and Rangpur is 26o, 25o, 30o, 25o, 27o, 27o, 28o and 29o, respectively. The annual energy production of Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet has shown the highest and the lowest energy production, the month was March and July, respectively. The characteristics curves obtained by the simulation with the data provided by using simulated software SAM (System Advisor Model). Finally, the article measures the optimum tilt for PV applications in Bangladesh on Monthly and yearly bases

Single Axis Solar Tracker for Maximizing Power Production and Sunlight Overlapping Removal on the Sensors of Tracker

This paper presents the design and execution of a solar tracker system devoted to photovoltaic (PV) conversion panels. The proposed single-axis solar tracker is shifted automatically based on the sunlight detector or tracking sensor. This system also removes incident sunlight overlapping from sensors that are inside the sunlight tracking system. The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) is used as a sensor to sense the intensity of light accurately. The sensors are placed at a certain distance from each other in the tracker system to avoid sunlight overlapping for maximum power production. The total system is designed by using a microcontroller (PIC16F877A) as a brain to control the whole system. The solar panel converts sunlight into electricity. The PV panel is fixed with a vertical axis of the tracker. This microcontroller will compare the data and rotate a solar panel via a stepper motor in the right direction to collect maximum photon energy from sunlight. From the experimental results, it can be determined that the automatic (PV solar tracker) sun tracking system is 72.45% more efficient than fixed panels, where the output power of the fixed panel and automatically adjusted panel are 8.289 watts and 14.287 watts, respectively