Title :
Piezoelectric model of rainfall energy harvester
Author :
Viola, Fabio ; Romano, Pietro ; Miceli, Rosario ; Acciari, Gianluca ; Spataro, Ciro
Author_Institution :
Univ. degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper a model to predict the harvest of the energy contained in rainfall by means of piezoelectric transducers is presented. Different studies agree on the level of suitable generated voltage on the electrodes of a piezoelectric transducer subjected to rainfall, but a complete characterization on the supplied power is still missing. This work, in order to limit optimistic forecasts, compares the behavior of the transducers subjected to real and artificial rainfall, a condition that has shown promising behavior in laboratory.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; piezoelectric transducers; rain; piezoelectric model; piezoelectric transducer; rainfall energy harvester; supplied power characterization; Electric fields; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric transducers; Strain; Stress; Vibrations; energy harvester; piezoelectric effect;
Conference_Titel :
Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2014 Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monte-Carlo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3786-8
DOI :
10.1109/EVER.2014.6844093
