RESEARCH PAPER
Modelling and Testing of the Piezoelectric Beam as Energy Harvesting System
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Bialystok University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, ul. Wiejska 45C,15-351 Bialystok, Poland
Submission date: 2016-03-31
Acceptance date: 2016-12-02
Online publication date: 2016-12-28
Publication date: 2016-12-01
Acta Mechanica et Automatica 2016;10(4):291-295
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ABSTRACT
The paper describes modelling and testing of the piezoelectric beam as energy harvesting system. The cantilever beam with two piezo-elements glued onto its surface is considered in the paper. As result of carried out modal analysis of the beam the natural frequencies and modes shapes are determined. The obtained results in the way mentioned above allow to estimate such location of the piezo-actuator on the beam where the piezo generates maximal values of modal control forces. Experimental investigations carried out in the laboratory allow to verify results of natural frequencies obtained during simulation and also testing of the beam in order to obtain voltage from vibration with help of the piezo-harvester. The obtained values of voltage stored on the capacitor C0 shown that the best results are achieved for the beam excited to vibration with third natural frequency, but the worst results for the beam oscillating with the first natural frequency.
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