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Abstract
Mechanical energy is the most ubiquitous form of energy that can be harvested and converted into useful electrical power. For this reason, the piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs), with their inherent electromechanical coupling and high-power density, have been widely incorporated in many applications to generate power from ambient mechanical vibrations. However, one of the main challenges to the wider adoption of PEHs is how to optimize their design for maximum energy harvesting. In this paper, an investigation was conducted on the energy harvesting from seven piezoelectric patch shapes (differing in the number of edges) when attached to a non-deterministic laminated composite (single/double lamina) plate subjected to change in fiber orientation. The performance of the PEHs was examined through a coupled-field finite element (FE) model. The plate was simply supported, and its dynamics were randomized by attaching randomly distributed point masses on the plate surface in addition to applying randomly located time-harmonic point forces. The randomization of point masses and point force location on a thin plate produce non-deterministic response. The design optimization was performed by employing the ensemble-responses of the electrical potential developed across the electrodes of the piezoelectric patches. The results present the optimal fiber orientation and patch shape for maximum energy harvesting in the case of single and double lamina composite plates. The results show that the performance is optimal at 0° or 90° fiber orientation for single-lamina, and at 0°/0° and 0°/90° fiber orientations for double-lamina composites. For frequencies below 25 Hz, patches with a low number of edges exhibited a higher harvesting performance (triangular for single-lamina/quadrilateral for double-lamina). As for the broadband frequencies (above 25 Hz), the performance was optimal for the patches with a higher number of edges (dodecagonal for single-lamina/octagonal for double-lamina).
Highlights
This study proposed two different laminated composite plate models: (i) a single-lamina composite oriented at 0, 45, and 90-degrees. (ii) a double-lamina composite stacked by five different stacking sequences
This study proposed six different piezoelectric patch shapes
piezoelectric energy harvesters (PEHs) shapes attached with the non-deterministic subsystems (DSs) composite laminate
Summary
Ambient mechanical vibration is ubiquitous; harvesting this energy to generate electricity has been considered a pivotal point for researchers in fulfilling the desire for renewable green energy [1,2,3]. Various studies have proposed vibration energy harvesting technologies that can efficiently harness ambient vibration energy and provide sustainable power sources. These technologies demonstrate potential use in powering electronics in a variety of applications, such as micro-powered electronic devices, embedded sensors in structures, medical devices, and wireless sensor networks [4,5,6,7,8]. The piezoelectric materials have been used as sensors and/or actuators in the form of layers or patches embedded and/or surface bonded on structural plates for vibration control Bodaghi et al [9]
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