Modeling and experimental parametric study of a tri-leg compliant orthoplanar spring based multi-mode piezoelectric energy harvester

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 98, Issue , 2018, Pages 268-280

  Dhote, Sharvari ^a   Yang, Zhengbao ^a   Zu, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliant orthoplanar spring; Multi mode; Multiple unimorphs; Nonlinear vibration; Piezoelectric energy harvester

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ENERGY HARVESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRAIN;

MULTIMODES; MULTIPLE UNIMORPHS; NON-LINEAR VIBRATIONS; NONLINEAR VIBRATION MODES; PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS; PIEZOELECTRIC PLATE; PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 85022183696     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.04.031     Document Type: Article

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