Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester

The wind-induced vibration energy harvester is a type of ideal power source for wireless sensor nodes. To adapt to the uncertainty of wind direction in natural environments, this paper proposes a three-dimensional multi-directional piezoelectric wind energy harvester (WEH), whose bluff body is an ex...

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Main Authors: Zonghao Chen, Xiaohan Liao, Shen Li, Shu Pu, Pengfei Li, Dingkun He, Yizhou Ye, Xuefeng He
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Xiaohan Liao
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Xuefeng He
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description The wind-induced vibration energy harvester is a type of ideal power source for wireless sensor nodes. To adapt to the uncertainty of wind direction in natural environments, this paper proposes a three-dimensional multi-directional piezoelectric wind energy harvester (WEH), whose bluff body is an external shell with the shape like a lampshade, supported by three internal piezoelectric composite beams. A harvester prototype was made using 3D printing technology, and its multi-directional energy harvesting characteristics were systematically tested in a wind tunnel. Experiments show that it can harvest wind energy from any direction in three-dimensional space. When the wind speed is about 15 m/s and the wind direction changes in the horizontal plane, the minimum to maximum total average output power ratio is about 0.84. This work provides an experimental basis for the future development of three-dimensional multi-directional WEHs to some extent.
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spelling doaj-art-cbb104063ef543abb82f2c4163829bb42024-12-13T16:32:40ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-12-012423775710.3390/s24237757Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy HarvesterZonghao Chen0Xiaohan Liao1Shen Li2Shu Pu3Pengfei Li4Dingkun He5Yizhou Ye6Xuefeng He7College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaChengdu CAIC Electronics Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610000, ChinaCollege of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaChongqing Construction Science Research Institute Co., Ltd., Chongqing 400010, ChinaChongqing Construction Science Research Institute Co., Ltd., Chongqing 400010, ChinaCollege of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaCollege of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaCollege of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaThe wind-induced vibration energy harvester is a type of ideal power source for wireless sensor nodes. To adapt to the uncertainty of wind direction in natural environments, this paper proposes a three-dimensional multi-directional piezoelectric wind energy harvester (WEH), whose bluff body is an external shell with the shape like a lampshade, supported by three internal piezoelectric composite beams. A harvester prototype was made using 3D printing technology, and its multi-directional energy harvesting characteristics were systematically tested in a wind tunnel. Experiments show that it can harvest wind energy from any direction in three-dimensional space. When the wind speed is about 15 m/s and the wind direction changes in the horizontal plane, the minimum to maximum total average output power ratio is about 0.84. This work provides an experimental basis for the future development of three-dimensional multi-directional WEHs to some extent.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7757energy harvestingwind-induced vibrationthree-dimensionmulti-directionpiezoelectricity
spellingShingle Zonghao Chen
Xiaohan Liao
Shen Li
Shu Pu
Pengfei Li
Dingkun He
Yizhou Ye
Xuefeng He
Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
Sensors
energy harvesting
wind-induced vibration
three-dimension
multi-direction
piezoelectricity
title Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
title_full Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
title_fullStr Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
title_short Experimental Investigation of Three-Dimensional Multi-Directional Piezoelectric Wind Energy Harvester
title_sort experimental investigation of three dimensional multi directional piezoelectric wind energy harvester
topic energy harvesting
wind-induced vibration
three-dimension
multi-direction
piezoelectricity
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7757
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