... that the bistable system can potentially provide significantly higher convertible energy densities in a broad range of excitation conditions. dielectric elastomer energy harvesting bistable generator Proceedings of the ASME 2022 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems...

... Abstract We present a piezoelectric energy harvester that is assembled on a soft robot and converts its mechanical locomotion to electricity. The piezoelectric transducers are used in various applications because of their durability, flexibility, and self-powering characteristics. In this study...

... Abstract The reconfigurable ducted turbine array concept is an energy harvesting method proposed to reduce the so-called levelized cost of energy extracted from naturally occurring flows (e.g., from wind and water currents.) Duct augmentation is proposed to achieve higher power coefficient than...

... range, the excited vibration mode, and the amount of power generated by the different boundary conditions are investigated experimentally. It was implied from the experimental results that superior supporting condition of the present cylindrical shell energy harvester for wind power generation...

... the novel hybrid triboelectric-DEG a completely soft and independent energy harvester. The open-circuit voltage of the triboelectric device part reached to 114V, which is high enough to prime a DEG in a self-priming circuit configuration. Based on the experimental results of the triboelectric device part...

... Abstract Piezoelectric energy harvesting from vibrating structures under nonlinear oscillations has been proved quite promising, with a large amount of scientific works focusing on the maximum energy harvested. However, the detailed dynamic response of an electromechanical coupled nonlinear...

... Abstract Human motion is a rich source of energy. However, the ultra-low frequency and the irregular feature of the motion make the above prospects still far from being effective. In this work, we present a translation-to-rotation converter for energy harvesting during human walking. We here...

... Abstract Energy harvesting from human body motion has been investigated extensively in the last two decades due to the increasing demand for Smart Wearables. Smart Wearables are beneficial in terms of daily monitoring of vital parameters and early recognition of diseases. However, continuous...

... that will lead to more complicated design of bistable materials with more morphing characteristics. composite material bistable laminate CFRP energy harvesting adaptive system Fabrication of a 3D Bistable Composite Rizwana Akter Clemson University, Clemson, SC Oliver J Myers Clemson University...

... Abstract This paper proposes a lumped parameter approach to simplify the modelling of a metamaterial based PEH to predict its energy harvesting performance around the fundamental resonance. The metamaterial based PEH consists of a host beam with a piezoelectric patch bonded at the clamped end...

... harvesting on flying birds. We explain the development of the device and introduce test results conducted on flying pigeons ( Columba livia ). The 12 g testing device consisted of a miniature data acquisition system and a piezoelectric energy harvester. The system recorded both the harvested power...

... periodic and the output power increases exhibiting little dependence on the base excitation. Energy Harvesting Piezoaeroelastic Flutter speed Base excitations CONCURRENT ENERGY HARVESTING FROM VIBRATORY BASE EXCITATIONS AND AERODYNAMIC FLOWS Amin Bibo and Mohammed F. Daqaq Nonlinear Vibrations...

... Vibrational energy harvesting has been the subject of significant recent research, and has even begun commercial deployment. Despite the research community’s understanding of the fundamental mechanics of piezoelectric systems under base excitation, proper design methods and guidelines...

...ENERGY HARVESTING UNDER COMBINED AERODYNAMIC AND BASE EXCITATIONS Amin Bibo and Mohammed F. Daqaq Nonlinear Vibrations and Energy Harvesting Laboratory (NOVEHL) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA Email: mdaqaq@clemson.edu ABSTRACT This paper investigates...

.... Excitations of this nature are common in the environment due to inherent nonlinearities in the dynamics of the excitation source. Normally, two separate energy harvesters are needed to extract the energy at each frequency; however, this paper discusses a single cantilevered piezoelectric vibratory energy...

... bimorph cantilever beam aerodynamic forces energy harvesting wind energy voltage generation Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures & Intelligent Systems SMASIS 2009 September 21- 23, 2009, Oxnard, California USA 1 SMASIS2009-1479 HARVESTING WIND ENERGY USING...