A Magnetostrictive Electric Power Generator for Energy Harvesting From Traffic: Design and Experimental Verification

Author

Viola, Alessia ; Franzitta, Vincenzo ; Cipriani, Giovanni ; Di Dio, Vincenzo ; Raimondi, Francesco Maria ; Trapanese, Marco

Author_Institution

Dipt. of EnergiaIngegneria dell´Inf. e Modelli Matematici, Univ. of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Volume

51

Issue

11

fYear

2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an approach to the design of a magnetostrictive electric power generator for energy harvesting from traffic, and we validate it experimentally. We use the dynamic Preisach hysteresis model (DPM) for magnetostrictive materials, operating in hysteretic and time-varying nonlinear regimes to design and simulate a magnetostrictive electrical power generator. The DPM is a development of the classical Preisach model, which is able to include the dynamical features in the mathematical model of hysteresis. We measure the output power capability of the generator, and we show how it is comparable to other energy-harvesting technologies.

Keywords

design engineering; electric generators; energy harvesting; magnetostrictive devices; DPM; classical Preisach model; dynamic Preisach hysteresis model; energy harvesting; hysteretic regime; magnetostrictive electric power generator design; magnetostrictive material; output power capability; time-varying nonlinear regime; traffic; Generators; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetization; Magnetoelectric effects; Magnetostriction; Mathematical model; Vibrations; Energy harvesting; hysteresis; magnetic material; traffic vibrations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2015.2454442

Filename

7152955