Coupled piezoelectric-circuit FEA to study influence of a resistive load on power output of piezoelectric energy devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7362, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zhu, Meiling ^a   Worthington, Emma ^a   Njuguna, James ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupled piezoelectric circuit (CPC); Finite element method (FEM); Load characteristics; Vibration based piezoelectric energy harvesting devices (EHDs)

Indexed keywords

COUPLED PIEZOELECTRIC-CIRCUIT (CPC); DEVICE DESIGN; ELECTRIC OUTPUT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM); FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LOAD CHARACTERISTICS; LOAD RESISTORS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING; POWER OUT PUT; RECURRING COSTS; RESISTIVE LOADS; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; SEISMIC MASS; TIP DISPLACEMENT; VIBRATION AMPLITUDE; VIBRATION-BASED PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES (EHDS); VIBRATIONAL AMPLITUDES;

ACTUATORS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CORROSION PREVENTION; COUPLED CIRCUITS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTING; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOCANTILEVERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; RESISTORS; SMART SENSORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 69949128954     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.822829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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