• DocumentCode
    3039518
  • Title

    A MEMS-based wideband piezoelectric energy harvester system using mechanical stoppers

  • Author

    Liu, Huicong ; Lee, Chengkuo ; Kobayashi, Takeshi ; Tay, Cho Jui ; Quan, Chenggen

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5-7 Dec. 2011
  • Abstract
    A piezoelectric MEMS energy harvester (EH) system with top- and bottom-stoppers can response to vibrations with frequency ranging from 30 Hz to 48 Hz when the top- and bottom-stopper distances are 0.75 mm and 1.1 mm, respectively, and the acceleration of vibration is 0.6 g. By adjusting the stopper distance, the operating bandwidth is broadened from the initial mechanical resonance of the PZT EH cantilever at 36Hz to various extent. Larger acceleration of vibration also leads to wider operating bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; micromechanical devices; piezoelectric transducers; EH; MEMS-based wideband piezoelectric energy harvester system; PZT EH cantilever; distance 0.75 mm to 1.1 mm; frequency 30 Hz to 48 Hz; mechanical stoppers; vibration; Acceleration; Bandwidth; Metals; Micromechanical devices; Power generation; Resonant frequency; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0506-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2011.6131640
  • Filename
    6131640