Year
2015
Degree Name
Master of Engineering - Research
Department
Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering
Recommended Citation
Zolfaghar Tehrani, Sara, Passive and linear hybrid vibration energy harvesting transducer, Master of Engineering - Research thesis, Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2015. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4556
Abstract
This research first attempts to identify the effective parameters in the EMEH and PEH system. These systems with a transducer used in applications as a sensor or an actuator. On the other hand, there is an output interface with electrical circuit and function of converting and regulating AC signal to the DC operational output energy for the load.
The proposed design in chapter five is the result of the study about the effect of input parameters such as input frequency and acceleration to the output voltage and power regarding physical structure of transducers.
The input motion usually is a harmonic movement that could model by sine or cosine wave with mechanical and electrical damping and frequency. In this thesis, we are interested to find resonance frequency of the new engineering composite from piezoelectric materials category for the purpose of optimizing and implementing the device as a hybrid resonance device to generate maximum output with an optimal load. Although, the limitations of simulation and enough information about constitutive parameters of the piezoelectric layer in the datasheet of cantilever plate generates a lot of difficulty in modelling and recognizing of effective parameters to evaluate the design.
FoR codes (2008)
0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.