Title :
Harvesting rainfall energy by means of piezoelectric transducer
Author :
Viola, Fabio ; Romano, Pietro ; Miceli, Rosario ; Acciari, Gianluca
Author_Institution :
DEIM - Dipt. di Energia, Ing. dell´Inf. e Modelli Matematici, Univ. degli Studi di Palermo - Viale delle Sci., Palermo, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper a detailed study on the piezoelectric energy harvesting of rainfall is presented. Different features have been taken into account in order to define the limits in this energy harvesting. Only commercial transducers have been considered: a lead zirconate titanate and polyvinylidene difluoride transducer.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; lead compounds; piezoelectric transducers; polymers; rain; PZT; piezoelectric transducer; polyvinylidene difluoride; rainfall energy Harvesting; Generators; Photovoltaic systems; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric transducers; Stress; energy harvesting; piezoelectric;
Conference_Titel :
Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Alghero
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4429-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEP.2013.6586952
