Finite element analysis of a unimorph cantilever for piezoelectric energy harvesting

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-351

  Wang, Qi ^a   Wang, Qingping ^a   Pei, Xuebing ^b   Jiang, Shenglin ^c  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (China)

^b China Ship Development and Design Center   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

energy harvesting; Finite element model; open circuit voltage; piezoelectric cantilever

Indexed keywords

BRASS SUBSTRATES; EIGEN MODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE MODEL; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; LAMINATED PLATE THEORY; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MODEL ANALYSIS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PIEZOELECTRIC CANTILEVERS; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING; PZT; STATIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; UNIMORPH; VARIATION PRINCIPLE;

ENERGY HARVESTING; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

NANOCANTILEVERS;

EID: 84872361408     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2012-1597     Document Type: Article

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