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Investigations of Vibration Energy Harvester Applying the Triangular Structure with a Tunable Resonant Frequency

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper investigates a vibration energy harvester with a triangular structure for lowfrequency vibrations, focusing on the analysis of nonlinear stiffness and damping characteristics generated by the structure itself for advantageous harvesting performance.

Methods

First, Euler–Lagrange equation of the system is established based on Hamilton’s principle. Then, with the mathematical modeling, the dynamic response of the system is derived using Harmonic Balance Method, which is discussed by numerical analysis. Based on the analytical solutions, the effects on harvesting power changed by different assembly angles, connecting rod length and excitation amplitudes are studied particularly. The advantageous harvesting performance of the proposed system is shown by comparing it with a corresponding conventional linear system.

Results

The result shows that the triangular structure in the system is beneficial for expanding the power output and energy-harvesting bandwidth. Further, the resonant frequency of the system can be tuned to a desired value by adjusting the assembly angle according to the characteristics of surrounding vibration sources.

Conclusions

Therefore, the harvester system in this work is demonstrated to provide an effective method for design to scavenge the low-frequency vibration energy from the ambient environment in engineering.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [51905081], Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [E2019501117], the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [N2223028], and China Scholarship Council [202106085007].

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  2. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, Anshan, 114051, China

    Xiaozhe Chen, Zhicheng Jiao & Jialian Shi

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Table 1 The structure parameters of the proposed system
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Table 2 The motion and variables of the proposed system
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Table 3 The structural parameters of the corresponding conventional linear system
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Chen, X., Jiao, Z. & Shi, J. Investigations of Vibration Energy Harvester Applying the Triangular Structure with a Tunable Resonant Frequency. J. Vib. Eng. Technol. 12, 2043–2053 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-023-00963-z

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