期刊
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/aaa722
关键词
energy harvester; flexible; human motion; multi-directional; piezoelectric; self-powered sensor
资金
- Basic Research Foundation of Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Agency for Defense Development
A flexible piezoelectric strain energy harvester that is responsive to multi-directional input forces produced by various human motions is proposed. The structure of the harvester, which includes a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) bump, facilitates the effective conversion of strain energy, produced by input forces applied in random directions, into electrical energy. The structural design of the PDMS bump and frame as well as the slits in the piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film provide mechanical flexibility and enhance the strain induced in the PVDF film under input forces applied at various angles. The amount and direction of the strain induced in PVDF can be changed by the direction of the applied force; thus, the generated output power can be varied. The measured maximum output peak voltage is 1.75, 1.29, and 0.98 V when an input force of 4 N (2Hz) is applied at angles of 0 degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees, and the corresponding maximum output power is 0.064, 0.026, and 0.02 mu W, respectively. Moreover, the harvester stably generates output voltage over 1.4 x 10(4) cycles. Thus, the proposed harvester successfully identifies and converts strain energy produced by multi-directional input forces by various human motions into electrical energy. We demonstrate the potential utility of the proposed flexible energy harvester as a self-powered human motion sensor for wireless healthcare systems.
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