Abstract
A mathematical model of a linear electromechanical oscillator with a randomly fluctuating damping parameter as an energy harvester is considered. To demonstrate the idea and present an explicit analytical solution the variations of the damping are taken in a form of a telegraphic process. It is shown that substantial enhancement of the harvested energy can be reached if the proposed process has specially selected characteristics. A close relationship with the mean square stability of the oscillator is established. An analytical result for stationary electrical net mean power is presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics |
Volume | 43 |
Early online date | 22 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |