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Analysis of piezoelectric skin on vibrating structure for energy harvesting and structural health monitoring applications

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The paper deals with a computational and experimental analysis of the relation between the layout of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) patches on the vibrating structure and generated mean electrical power/voltage on them at different vibrational conditions (excited mode shapes). The electromechanical response of (variously distributed) PVDF patches upon vibrations of the plate is analysed in details using the FE model and a harmonic analysis. In the next step the simulation outputs are confronted and verified with experimental observations made on the real vibrating plate. Results of the numerical modelling define the most suitable and effective distribution of patches on the vibrating structure and an optimal connected resistance in their circuit, leading to a highest generated electrical power/voltage upon vibrations at various mode shapes. A comparison of simulation outputs with performed experiments shows a good agreement between both approaches which makes the modelling an applicable approach for a design of effective piezoelectric skins on (large) vibrating structures for both the energy harvesting and structural health monitoring application.

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Acknowledgements

Authors gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by the project GAČR no. 19-17457S “Manufacturing and analysis of flexible piezoelectric layers for smart engineering”. Authors also gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by the ESIF, EU Operational Programme Research, Development and Education within the research project Center of Advanced Aerospace Technology (Reg. No.: CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000826) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology.

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    Oldřich Ševeček, Filip Kšica, Ondřej Rubeš, Zdeněk Machů, Jan Bolcek & Zdeněk Hadaš

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Ševeček, O., Kšica, F., Rubeš, O. et al. Analysis of piezoelectric skin on vibrating structure for energy harvesting and structural health monitoring applications. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 231, 1529–1536 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00494-w

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