Piezoelectric energy harvesting from beam vibrations induced by an aerodynamic force generated by a fluctuating wind

The study of wind-induced piezoelectric energy harvesting is carried out in this work. The energy harvesting device consists of a cantilever beam with a tip mass. This tip mass is subjected to the action of a wind whose speed has a steady part and a sinusoidal fluctuation. The Euler–Bernoulli beam t...

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Autores: Zemtchou, Francis Rolphe, Mabekou Takam, Jeanne Sandrine, Louodop Fotso, Patrick Hervé [UNESP], Talla, Pierre Kisito
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/307263
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2025.116200
https://hdl.handle.net/11449/307263
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aerodynamic force
Cantilever beam
Crisis
Energy harvesting
Piezoelectric
Descripción
Sumario:The study of wind-induced piezoelectric energy harvesting is carried out in this work. The energy harvesting device consists of a cantilever beam with a tip mass. This tip mass is subjected to the action of a wind whose speed has a steady part and a sinusoidal fluctuation. The Euler–Bernoulli beam theory associated with Kirchhoff's laws allows to obtain the electromechanical equations describing the dynamics of the system. The results show an increase in electrical power with the amplitude of fluctuations in wind speed, as well as with the increase in the tip mass. This fluctuation also allows to obtain a wide operational frequency band. In addition, the increase in the intensity of the fluctuation is accompanied by the appearance of chaotic behaviors, crisis and intermittency phenomena.