• Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics
  • Vol. 46, Issue 2, 259 (2024)
WANG Peng1,2, JIANG Zihao1, and CHEN Renwen1
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  • 2[in Chinese]
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    DOI: 10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2024.02.022 Cite this Article
    WANG Peng, JIANG Zihao, CHEN Renwen. Design and Simulation of a Tilted Asymmetric Composite Piezoelectric-Energy Harvester[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2024, 46(2): 259 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Vibration is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature.Piezoelectric materials can convert the mechanical energy of external vibrations into electrical energy, providing energy for micro-electromechanical systems, wireless sensor networks, embedded systems, etc., thereby reducing the device’s dependence on battery power. To broaden the working bandwidth of the piezoelectric-energy harvester and improve its energy-harvesting efficiency, this study designs a tilted asymmetric composite piezoelectric-energy harvester, and obtains the natural frequency and modal shapes of each group of the harvester through theoretical analysis. Through finite-element analysis, the correctness of the theoretical derivation is proved, and the influence law of the number of piezoelectric cantilever beams on the piezoelectric-energy harvester in this design is verified. The results show that the tilted asymmetric composite piezoelectric-energy harvester can harvest vibration energy under multiple modes and improve the energy-harvesting efficiency.