• DocumentCode
    1894620
  • Title

    Electromechanical conversion of low-grade heat into electricity with shape memory alloy actuators

  • Author

    Engeberg, Erik D. ; Hariharan, S.I. ; Kent, Benjamin A.

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    21-23 May 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    An energy harvesting prototype is presented to electromechanically convert low grade heat into electricity using shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. A model is presented for the system, and the relationship between the SMA temperature and the angle of rotation of the generator is experimentally validated. The ability of the SMA energy harvesting prototype to cyclically oscillate is also demonstrated. A 10.2V peak voltage is generated with the energy harvesting prototype.
  • Keywords
    electromechanical actuators; energy harvesting; SMA energy harvesting; electromechanical conversion; low-grade heat; shape memory alloy actuators; voltage 10.2 V; Actuators; Energy harvesting; Generators; Prototypes; Shafts; Strain; Wires; Energy Harvesting; Phenomenonological Model; Renewable Energy; Shape Memory Alloy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energytech, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Cleveland, OH
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EnergyTech.2013.6645313
  • Filename
    6645313
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1894620