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As MEMS and Smart Material technologies advance, embedded and remote applications are becoming more widespread. Powering these systems can be a significant engineering problem, as traditional solutions such as batteries are not always appropriate. A method is described for modelling the power than can be produced from piezoelectric inertial generators. The method uses a combination of FEA and a complex stiffness model of a resistively shunted piezoelectric element. The model is verified with experimental results. Although the prototype produces only 3µW, the model reveals that orders of magnitude increase in power output are possible.
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Glynne-Jones, P., Beeby, S.P., James, E.P., White, N.M. (2001). The Modelling of a Piezoelectric Vibration Powered Generator for Microsystems. In: Obermeier, E. (eds) Transducers ’01 Eurosensors XV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59497-7_10
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