Parametric study of a novel vibro-impact energy harvesting system with dielectric elastomer

Daniil Yurchenko; Zhihui Lai; Gordon Thomson; Dimitry V. Val; Roman V. Bobryk

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.006

Parametric study of a novel vibro-impact energy harvesting system with dielectric elastomer

Daniil Yurchenko, Zhihui Lai, Gordon Thomson, Dimitry V. Val, Roman V. Bobryk

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A vibro-impacting mechanical system with two dielectric elastomeric membranes for harvesting energy from ambient vibrations is proposed. The purpose of the paper is to study the system performance under different angles of its inclination with respect to a horizontal position in the effort to determine the best layout of the system. The dimensional, electrical and dynamic parameters of the dielectric elastomeric membrane are analysed and then used to numerically estimate the output voltage of the proposed system. The electrical properties of the dielectric elastomer membrane are validated experimentally, and the dynamic behaviors of the system are fully studied under different initial conditions. The system output performances under harmonic excitation are further discussed. The approach and an application example for the design of the proposed device subjected to a certain vibrational environment is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	456-470
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	208
Early online date	14 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.006
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2017

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