An Investigation into Resonant Frequency of Triangular V-Shaped Cantilever Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester

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  • R Hosseini1,
  • M Hamedi*2,
  1. Young Researchers and Elite Club, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

Revised: 2016-06-12

Accepted: 2016-08-14

Published in Issue 2016-09-20

How to Cite

Hosseini, R., & Hamedi, M. (2016). An Investigation into Resonant Frequency of Triangular V-Shaped Cantilever Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester. Journal of Solid Mechanics, 8(4), 560-567. https://oiccpress.com/jsm/article/view/12550

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Abstract

Power supply is a bottle-neck problem of wireless micro-sensors, especially where the replacement of batteries is impossible or inconvenient. Now piezoelectric material is being used to harvest vibration energy for self-powered sensors. However, the geometry of a piezoelectric cantilever beam will greatly affect its vibration energy harvesting ability. This paper deduces a remarkably precise analytical formula for calculating the fundamental resonant frequency of V-shaped cantilevers using Rayleigh-Ritz method. This analytical formula, which is very convenient for mechanical energy harvester design based on Piezoelectric effect, is then validated by ABAQUS simulation. This formula raises a new perspective that, among all the V-shaped cantilevers and in comparison with rectangular one, the simplest tapered cantilever can lead to maximum resonant frequency and highest sensitivity.
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