Title:

Harvesting mechanical vibrations energy using nonlinear electromagnetic minigenerators - a survey of concepts and problems

Creator:

Kulik, Marcin ; Jagieła, Mariusz

Subject and Keywords:

energy harvesting ; nonlinear resonance ; bistability ; electromagnetic induction

Abstract:

The state of knowledge in the field of conversion of energy of mechanical vibrations into electrical energy using nonlinear electromagnetic generators is presented. The principle of operation of the considered converters is based on the Faraday law. The electromotive force is induced by the relative movement of the coil or permanent magnets under impact of externally applied vibrations. In order to diminish the disadvantages of conventional generators, namely the narrow frequency bandwidth, in recent years the nonlinear systems were introduced that exhibit the nonlinear resonance phenomenon. Broadening the frequency bandwidth, in which the power generated by the system is relatively high, is realized via introduction of nonlinear force into system kinematics. Designing such systems becomes a big challenge. Based on thorough survey of recent publications as well as on own expertise in the field, the work compares a few concepts of nonlinear electromechanical minigenerators in term of their functional characteristics and design problems. Sample calculations of frequency characteristics using time- and frequency-domain models are presented.

Publisher:

Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology

Object type:

artykuł

ISBN/ISSN:

1897-0737

DOI:

10.21008/j.1897-0737.2017.90.0031

Language:

pol ; eng

Relation:

Strona czasopisma Politechnika Poznańska Wydział Elektryczny i Instytut Elektrotechniki i Elektroniki Przemysłowej

Rights Management:

Politechnika Poznańska

Format:

pp. 347-358

Rights:

wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone

Access rights:

dla wszystkich w zakresie dozwolonego użytku

Rights holder:

Politechnika Poznańska

Digital object format:

application/pdf