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Improving Output Power of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using Multilayer Structures

Improving Output Power of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using Multilayer Structures
Improving Output Power of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using Multilayer Structures
This paper studies the feasibility of increasing the output power of vibration piezoelectric energy harvesters using multilayer structures. In this study, single-layer, double-layer and triple-layer devices with the same resonant frequency were compared. Two design cases were studied-: In the first case, the overall thickness of all PZT layers is fixed and each PZT layer has the same thickness. In the second case, the thickness of one PZT layer is fixed. The output power of these generators was studied and compared for the conditions where all the PZT layers were connected in parallel and in series. In all cases, the multilayer structure increased the output power over the single layer structure in piezoelectric energy harvesting.
Zhu, Dibin
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Beeby, Steve
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White, Neil
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Harris, Nick
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Zhu, Dibin
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Zhu, Dibin, Beeby, Steve, Tudor, John, White, Neil and Harris, Nick (2011) Improving Output Power of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters using Multilayer Structures. Eurosensors XXV, Athens, Greece. 04 - 07 Sep 2011.

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This paper studies the feasibility of increasing the output power of vibration piezoelectric energy harvesters using multilayer structures. In this study, single-layer, double-layer and triple-layer devices with the same resonant frequency were compared. Two design cases were studied-: In the first case, the overall thickness of all PZT layers is fixed and each PZT layer has the same thickness. In the second case, the thickness of one PZT layer is fixed. The output power of these generators was studied and compared for the conditions where all the PZT layers were connected in parallel and in series. In all cases, the multilayer structure increased the output power over the single layer structure in piezoelectric energy harvesting.

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Published date: September 2011
Additional Information: Event Dates: 4-7 September, 2011
Venue - Dates: Eurosensors XXV, Athens, Greece, 2011-09-04 - 2011-09-07
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 272754
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272754
PURE UUID: 45080928-9d16-4c05-a75e-aa1fdd73548e
ORCID for Dibin Zhu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-3974
ORCID for Steve Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for John Tudor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9455
ORCID for Neil White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-6452
ORCID for Nick Harris: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-2219

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Date deposited: 08 Sep 2011 11:26
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:46

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Author: Dibin Zhu ORCID iD
Author: Steve Beeby ORCID iD
Author: John Tudor ORCID iD
Author: Neil White ORCID iD
Author: Nick Harris ORCID iD

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