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Spiral piezoelectric transducer in torsional motion as low-frequency power harvester

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  • 1. Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0526, U. S. A.

Online published: 2013-05-03

Abstract

A structure consisting of a spiral piezoelectric transducer and a concentrated mass is proposed as a low-frequency piezoelectric power harvester. A theoretical model is developed for the system from the theory of piezoelectricity. An analysis is performed to demonstrate the low-frequency nature of the system. Other basic characteristics of the power harvester including the output power, voltage, and efficiency are also calculated and examined.

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Hai-ren WANG;Hong-ping HU;Jia-shi YANG;Yuan-tai HU . Spiral piezoelectric transducer in torsional motion as low-frequency power harvester[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2013 , 34(5) : 589 -596 . DOI: 10.1007/s10483-013-1693-x

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