A Frequency Up-Conversion Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Shunted to a Synchronous Electric Charge Extraction Circuit.
Micromachines (Basel)
; 15(7)2024 Jun 28.
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ABSTRACT
A frequency up-conversion piezoelectric energy harvester (FUC-PEH) consists of a force amplifier, a piezoelectric stack, a low-frequency oscillator (LFO), and a stop limiter. The force amplifier generates the amplification of stress on the piezoelectric stack. The LFO, comprising a spring and a mass block, impacts the stop limiter during vibration to induce high-frequency oscillations within the piezoelectric stack. In this paper, we represent and simplify the FUC-PEH as a lumped-parameter model based on piezoelectric material constitutive equations and structural dynamic theories. Using the electromechanical analogy, we developed an equivalent circuit model (ECM) of the FUC-PEH. A parametric study was performed to investigate the impact of system parameters, such as spring stiffness and concentrated mass, on the FUC-PEH performance. The collision-induced amplitude truncation (AT) effect enlarges the operation bandwidth. ECM simulations show that low-frequency input excitation is converted into a high-frequency output response, enhancing the energy conversion efficiency. Furthermore, we aimed to improve the FUC-PEH's performance using a synchronous electric charge extraction (SECE) circuit. Using the ECM approach, we established a system-level model that considers the electromechanical coupling behavior. The simulation results provide insights into the performance of FUC harvesters with SECE circuits and offer valuable design guidance.
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Micromachines (Basel)
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2024
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China
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