A New Piezoelectric Generator Based on Stairs

Abstract:

A mathematical model for the Double-crystal Piezoelectric Cantilever Generating Unit (DPCGU) was built and a new Piezoelectric Generator Based on Stairs (PGBS) with DPCGU was designed in this paper, the energy conversion efficiency of the PGBS which makes use of human kinetic energy was improved and the deficiencies of existing piezoelectric energy harvesting technology were avoided. The experiment of the generating capacity for the PGBS was carried out, and the consistency of the mathematical model results and the experimental results was verified by comparison.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 397-400)
• Pages: 870-873
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.397-400.870
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Zhao Wei Jiang, Zhen Yin, Hua Li, Jun Zhang
• Keywords: Cantilever, Energy Conversion, Mathematical Models, Piezoelectric Generator

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