Electrical Energy from Vibration of a Washing Machine

Abstract:

Piezoelectric materials can produce electricity when they are subjected to dynamic strain. In this paper, the development of a mechanism using a piezoelectric element for harvesting energy from a washing machine is reported. The device was in the form of a cantilever type transducer, using simple components. The main aim of the work is to give a practical implementation of the conversion of mechanical energy by using direct piezoelectric effect. Experimental results showed that, in average, the operation of the washing machine could generate 1.87 mV for a stainless steel cantilever beam and 1.46 mV for an aluminum cantilever beam.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 493)
• Pages: 349-353
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.493.349
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Bambang Daryanto Wonoyudo, Theduard Febrawi
• Keywords: Cantilever Structure, Piezoelectric, VEH, Washing Machine

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