A magneto-mechano-electric (MME) energy harvester based on rectangular cymbal structure

Autor: Zhonghui Yu, Jikun Yang, Zhaoqiang Chu, Mohammad Javad Pourhosseini Asl, Ge Nie, Huilong Qi, Xiaoting Yuan, Shuxiang Dong, Yang Yu
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 316:112400
ISSN: 0924-4247
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2020.112400
Popis: In this work, we report a magneto-mechano-electric (MME) energy harvester with a rectangular cymbal structure consisting of a piezoelectric ceramic plate and magnetostrictive alloy (Metglass) foils. The magnetic field induced voltage was then predicted by using finite element analysis. Experimental results show that under a magnetic field excitation of 8 Oe at 180 Hz (resonance frequency), the MME energy harvester can generate a peak-peak output power of 5.7 mW and peak-peak current of 2.3 mA, respectively, for a load resistance of 5.6 kΩ, which allow to drive 10 LEDs lighting directly and stably. Correspondingly, its power density is 5.1 mW cm−3 at Hac =7 Oe, which is comparable with previous reports about traditional cantilever structure MME energy harvester using a piezoelectric single crystal. This work confirms that the MME energy harvester is a promising candidate for powering wireless sensors and other micro-energy smart electronics using the stray magnetic field, or even mechanical vibration energy in environment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE