Energy harvesting using semi-active nonlinear control
Energy harvesting using semi-active nonlinear control
This paper presents the application of semi-active control for power harvesting using an electromechanical energy harvester. Two semi-active control strategies are proposed in the form of a time-periodic damper and a nonlinear cubic damper. For the periodic time-varying damper the average harvested power and the throw are obtained based on the Fourier series. The semi-active periodic time-varying damper is optimised to maximise the harvested power. The performance of the optimum semi-active periodic damper is compared with the optimum passive and semi-active on-off model at a particular frequency. It is demonstrated that the periodic time-varying damper can significantly increase the harvested power at all frequencies of interest. For the nonlinear damper, the harvested power and the throw are derived using the concept of the describing function. The results are compared with the linear damper. It is demonstrated that the nonlinear damper can significantly increase the absorbed power despite having much lower displacement compared to the linear damper. This makes the semi-active nonlinear damper very attractive for mechanical energy harvesters.
energy harvesting, semi-active, nonlinear control
Ghandchi Tehrani, Maryam
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Elliott, S.J.
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Di Monaco, F.
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Bonisoli, E.
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1 July 2013
Ghandchi Tehrani, Maryam
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Elliott, S.J.
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Di Monaco, F.
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Bonisoli, E.
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Ghandchi Tehrani, Maryam, Elliott, S.J., Di Monaco, F. and Bonisoli, E.
(2013)
Energy harvesting using semi-active nonlinear control.
RASD2013.
01 - 03 Jul 2013.
8 pp
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This paper presents the application of semi-active control for power harvesting using an electromechanical energy harvester. Two semi-active control strategies are proposed in the form of a time-periodic damper and a nonlinear cubic damper. For the periodic time-varying damper the average harvested power and the throw are obtained based on the Fourier series. The semi-active periodic time-varying damper is optimised to maximise the harvested power. The performance of the optimum semi-active periodic damper is compared with the optimum passive and semi-active on-off model at a particular frequency. It is demonstrated that the periodic time-varying damper can significantly increase the harvested power at all frequencies of interest. For the nonlinear damper, the harvested power and the throw are derived using the concept of the describing function. The results are compared with the linear damper. It is demonstrated that the nonlinear damper can significantly increase the absorbed power despite having much lower displacement compared to the linear damper. This makes the semi-active nonlinear damper very attractive for mechanical energy harvesters.
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Published date: 1 July 2013
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RASD2013, 2013-07-01 - 2013-07-03
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energy harvesting, semi-active, nonlinear control
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Inst. Sound & Vibration Research
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