Journal
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
Volume 24, Issue 11, Pages 1405-1430Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X13486707
Keywords
Energy harvesting; control; piezoelectric; electromagnetic; vibration
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) [CMMI1031038]
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) [15761, 25537]
- Department of Transportation (RITA/UTRC grant), University Transportation Research Center, Region II (Faculty Development Minigrant)
- SUNY Research Foundation (Technology Accelerator Fund)
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1031038] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Nowadays, harvesting energy from vibration is one of the most promising technologies. However, the majority of current researches obtain 10 mu W to 100 mW power, which has only limited applications in self-powered wireless sensors and low-power electronics. In fact, the vibrations in some situations can be very large, for example, the vibrations of tall buildings, long bridges, vehicle systems, railroads, ocean waves, and even human motions. With the global concern on energy and environmental issues, energy harvesting from large-scale vibrations is more attractive and becomes a research frontier. This article is to provide a timely and comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the large-scale vibration energy harvesting, ranging from 1 W to 100 kW or more. Subtopics include energy assessment from large vibrations, piezoelectric materials and electromagnetic transducers, motion transmission and magnification mechanisms, power electronics, and vibration control. The relevant applications discussed in this article include vibration energy harvesting from human motion, vehicles, transportations, and civil structures. The unique challenges and future research directions of large-scale vibration energy harvesting are also discussed.
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