Development of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester System through Optimizing Multiple Structural Parameters
Open Access
- 20 April 2021
- Vol. 21 (8), 2876
- https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082876
Abstract
Road power generation technology is of significance for constructing smart roads. With a high electromechanical conversion rate and high bearing capacity, the stack piezoelectric transducer is one of the most used structures in road energy harvesting to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. To further improve the energy generation efficiency of this type of piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH), this study theoretically and experimentally investigated the influences of connection mode, number of stack layers, ratio of height to cross-sectional area and number of units on the power generation performance. Two types of PEHs were designed and verified using a laboratory accelerated pavement testing system. The findings of this study can guide the structural optimization of PEHs to meet different purposes of sensing or energy harvesting.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-18-048A1)
- Beijing major science and technology projects (No. Z191100008019002)
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