Abstract
The output characteristics of MEMS piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters (PVEHs) under random oscillations are analysed. We fabricated cantilever-type MEMS-PVEHs using Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 films. The autocorrelation function of the transient displacement of the cantilever tip under random oscillations features a narrow-band random vibration. From the power spectral density (PSD) of the output voltage of the PVEHs, the resonance frequency decreases and the full-width at half-maximum increases with increasing vibration acceleration. By comparing output properties under various sinusoidal oscillations, nonlinear effects including the soft-spring effect and nonlinear damping effect clearly influence the output characteristics under random oscillations. The power generation is proportional to the square of the vibration acceleration even in the acceleration region where nonlinear effects become conspicuous.
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