Mechanical Design of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters

Generating Electricity from Human Walking

1st Edition - October 22, 2021
Authors: Qingsong Xu, Lap Mou Tam
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 3 6 4 - 1
eBook ISBN:
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Mechanical Design of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters: Generating Electricity from Human Walking provides the state-of-the-art, recent mechanical designs of piezoelectric energy harvesters based on piezoelectric stacks. The book discusses innovative mechanism designs for energy harvesting from multidimensional force excitation, such as human walking, which offers higher energy density. Coverage includes analytical modeling, optimal design, simulation study, prototype fabrication, and experimental investigation. Detailed examples of their analyses and implementations are provided. The book's authors provide a unique perspective on this field, primarily focusing on novel designs for PZT Energy harvesting in biomedical engineering as well as in integrated multi-stage force amplification frame.

This book presents force-amplification compliant mechanism design and force direction-transmission mechanism design. It explores new mechanism design approaches using piezoelectric materials and permanent magnets. Readers can expect to learn how to design new mechanisms to realize multidimensional energy harvesting systems.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Why energy harvesting is used in practice
1.2. Piezoelectric energy harvester
1.3. Energy harvesting from human walking
1.4. Book outline
Chapter 2. Review of energy harvesting devices from human walking
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Alternative energy sources of batteries
2.3. Direct wearable energy harvester
2.4. Indirect wearable energy harvester
2.5. Indirect unwearable energy harvester
2.6. Potential applicable energy harvesting techniques
2.7. Further discussion
2.8. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Survey of mechanical designs of piezoelectric energy harvester
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Piezoelectric materials
3.3. Mechanism designs
3.4. Further discussion
3.5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Design of a piezoelectric energy harvester based on two-stage force amplification frame
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Mechanical design
4.3. Analytical modeling
4.4. Dimension optimization and finite element analysis simulation study
4.5. Experimental results
4.6. Conclusions
Chapter 5. Design of a piezoelectric energy harvesting handrail with dual excitation modes
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Mechanism design
5.3. Modeling of piezoelectric stack
5.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental testing results
5.5. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Design of a piezoelectric energy harvester based on multistage force amplification frame
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Mechanical design
6.3. Analytical modeling
6.4. Parameter optimization and finite element analysis simulation study
6.5. Experimental results and discussion
6.6. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Design of a bidirectional energy harvester with a single piezoelectric stack
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Mechanism design
7.3. Parameter optimization
7.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental testing
7.5. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Design of a two-dimensional energy harvester with a single piezoelectric stack
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Mechanism design
8.3. Parameter optimization
8.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental results
8.5. Conclusion
Chapter 9. Design of a two-dimensional piezoelectric energy harvester with magnets and multistage force amplifier
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Mechanical design
9.3. Analytical modeling
9.4. Parameter optimization and finite element analysis simulation study
9.5. Prototype fabrication and experimental study
9.6. Conclusion
Chapter 10. Design of a dual-axial underfloor piezoelectric energy harvester
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Mechanism design
10.3. Parameter optimization
10.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental results
10.5. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Design of a three-dimensional piezoelectric energy harvester
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Mechanism design
11.3. Parameter optimization
11.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental results
11.5. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Design of a bistable piezoelectric energy harvester
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Analytical modeling
12.3. Parametric study and simulation verification
12.4. Prototype fabrication and experimental results
12.5. Conclusion
Index

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