A broadband vibration energy harvesting model for multiple cantilever beams

Conventional vibration energy harvesters are required to function only on sole resonant frequency and to harvest energy on a restricted bandwidth. In this paper, a novel mathematical model of a energy harvester is proposed to confront the problem and to harvest energy in a broader spectrum of freque...

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Main Authors: Thong, Li Wah, Kok, Swee Leong, Roszaidi, Ramlan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Language: English
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Summary:Conventional vibration energy harvesters are required to function only on sole resonant frequency and to harvest energy on a restricted bandwidth. In this paper, a novel mathematical model of a energy harvester is proposed to confront the problem and to harvest energy in a broader spectrum of frequency. Simulation results show that the proposed model is able to generate broadband energy with suitable optimized parameters. Furthermore, it is observed that by reducing the frequency ratio between cantilever beams, the ripples effect in the energy bandwidth can be reduced.