TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling and nonlinear analysis of piezoelectric energy harvesting from transverse galloping
AU - Abdelkefi, Abdessattar
AU - Yan, Zhimiao
AU - Hajj, Muhammad R.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - A model for harvesting energy from galloping oscillations of a bar with an equilateral triangle cross-section attached to two cantilever beams is presented. The energy is harvested by attaching piezoelectric sheets to cantilever beams holding the bar. The derived nonlinear distributed-parameter model is validated with previous experimental results. The quasi-steady approximation is used to model the aerodynamic loads. The power levels that can be generated from these vibrations, and the variations of these levels with the load resistance and wind speed, are determined. Linear analysis is performed to validate the onset of galloping speed with experimental measurements. The effects of the electrical load resistance on the onset of galloping are then investigated. The results show that the electrical load resistance affects the onset speed of galloping. A nonlinear analysis is also performed to determine the effects of the electrical load resistance and the nonlinear torsional spring on the level of the harvested power. The results show that maximum levels of harvested power are accompanied by minimum transverse displacement amplitudes. It is also demonstrated that there is an optimum load resistance that maximizes the level of the harvested power.
AB - A model for harvesting energy from galloping oscillations of a bar with an equilateral triangle cross-section attached to two cantilever beams is presented. The energy is harvested by attaching piezoelectric sheets to cantilever beams holding the bar. The derived nonlinear distributed-parameter model is validated with previous experimental results. The quasi-steady approximation is used to model the aerodynamic loads. The power levels that can be generated from these vibrations, and the variations of these levels with the load resistance and wind speed, are determined. Linear analysis is performed to validate the onset of galloping speed with experimental measurements. The effects of the electrical load resistance on the onset of galloping are then investigated. The results show that the electrical load resistance affects the onset speed of galloping. A nonlinear analysis is also performed to determine the effects of the electrical load resistance and the nonlinear torsional spring on the level of the harvested power. The results show that maximum levels of harvested power are accompanied by minimum transverse displacement amplitudes. It is also demonstrated that there is an optimum load resistance that maximizes the level of the harvested power.
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U2 - 10.1088/0964-1726/22/2/025016
DO - 10.1088/0964-1726/22/2/025016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873330976
SN - 0964-1726
VL - 22
JO - Smart Materials and Structures
JF - Smart Materials and Structures
IS - 2
M1 - 025016
ER -