Harvesting energy from planetary gear using piezoelectric material

• Main Authors: Hanim Salleh, Haider Jaafar Chilabi, Eris E. Supeni, Azizan As’arry, Khairil Anas Md Rezali, Ahmed B. Atrah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Piezoelectric; Planetary gear; Rotational energy harvesting; Interchangable planet cover; Energy harvester excitation elements
• Online Access: http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/13401
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

: In the present study, a rotational piezoelectric (PZT) energy harvester has been designed, fabricated and tested. The design can enhance output power by frequency up-conversion and provide the desired output power range from a fixed input rotational speed by increasing the interchangeable plane...