Multifunctional composites for energy harvesting based on piezoelectric microgenerator

Boyue Chen, Yu Jia, Xiaoli Tang, Fumio Narita, Kanjuro Makihara, Yu Shi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference outputConference publication

Abstract

This paper developed a piezoelectric energy harvester based on a PVDF-TrFE microgenerator and carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) with optimised layup design. The designed harvester targets on self-powering sensor nodes for aerospace and automotive application. As the main concern, the piezoelectric layer of the microgenerator was spin coated. The microgenerators were adhered to the composite panels to experimentally and numerically assessed the optimised layup for energy harvesting. It was observed that harvester with [45/-45]s layup produced the largest power output under sinusoidal excitation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE 20th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications, PowerMEMS 2021
PublisherIEEE
Pages164-167
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665422185
ISBN (Print)978-1-6654-2219-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Dec 2021
Event20th IEEE International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications, PowerMEMS 2021 - Exeter, United Kingdom
Duration: 6 Dec 20218 Dec 2021

Conference

Conference20th IEEE International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications, PowerMEMS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityExeter
Period6/12/218/12/21

Keywords

  • CFRPs
  • microgenerator
  • Multifunctional composites
  • vibrational energy harvesting

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