Title :
Optimum mode operation of Piezoelectric material for energy harvesting applications
Author :
Shabani, Ahmad ; Hassanzadeh, Alireza
Author_Institution :
Shahid Beheshti Univ., Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper application of Piezoelectric material for energy harvesting has been investigated. Low power electronic circuits can be powered using renewable energy sources such as Piezoelectric output voltage generated by mechanical excitation. Two modes of excitation for Piezoelectric transducers have been examined for two common AC to DC converters. It has been shown that the optimum operating mode for Piezoelectric transducer is hitting mode for energy harvesting applications.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; energy harvesting; low-power electronics; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric transducers; renewable energy sources; AC-DC converters; energy harvesting; low power electronic circuits; mechanical excitation; optimum mode operation; piezoelectric material; piezoelectric output voltage; piezoelectric transducers; renewable energy sources; Acoustics; Switches; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Energy harvesting; Hitting and pulling modes; Piezoelectric material;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics, Drives Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC), 2015 6th
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7652-2
DOI :
10.1109/PEDSTC.2015.7093278
