Vibration Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensors

• Other Authors: Hadas, Zdenek (Editor), Zelenika, Saša (Editor), Pakrashi, Vikram (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; energy harvester; electromagnetic; real vibration; nonlinearities; piezoelectric energy harvesting; triboelectric energy harvesting; low-frequency vibration energy harvesting; direct-force generator; vibration; frequency-up conversion; PVDF patches; structural health monitoring; sensing; energy harvesting; pipe leak detection; computational fluid dynamics; optimum sensor distribution; electromagnetic energy harvester; bi-stable oscillator; load resistance optimization; frequency response analysis; harmonic balance method; piezoelectric; piezoelectric ceramic; lead zirconate titanate (PZT); polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF); efficiency; efficiency measurement; power conversion; power flow; vibrations; analytical model; beam model; equivalent model; power prediction; Structural Health Monitoring; damage detection; macro fiber composites (MFC); damage sensitive feature; finite element method (FEM); vibration energy-harvesting system; hysteretic effect; bistable oscillator; bifurcation; train; electromagnetic transducer; model; test; wireless sensor; SMART materials; magnetostriction; Terfenol-D; smart materials; wireless sensors; ultrasonic system; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Kinetic energy harvesters are a viable means of supplying low-power autonomous electronic systems for the remote sensing of operations. In this Special Issue, through twelve diverse contributions, some of the contemporary challenges, solutions and insights around the outlined issues are captured describing a variety of energy harvesting sources, as well as the need to create numerical and experimental evidence based around them. The breadth and interdisciplinarity of the sector are clearly observed, providing the basis for the development of new sensors, methods of measurement, and importantly, for their potential applications in a wide range of technical sectors.