Title :
SPICE model for Piezoelectric Bender Generators
Author :
Pinna, Luigi ; Dahiya, Ravinder S. ; Valle, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents the equivalent circuit model of PBG (Piezoelectric Bender Generator) along with its SPICE implementation. The model, made of lumped circuit elements, is valid under both parallel and series wired PBG operation modes. The model is validated by comparing the simulation results, from the transient analysis of the model in SPICE, with those obtained by using MATLAB®. An example using the proposed SPICE model is also presented.
Keywords :
SPICE; electronic engineering computing; energy harvesting; equivalent circuits; piezoelectric devices; MATLAB; SPICE model; energy harvesting; energy scavenging; equivalent circuit model; lumped circuit elements; piezoelectric bender generators; wired PBG operation modes; Analytical models; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Equivalent circuits; Mathematical model; Piezoelectric materials; Power system modeling; SPICE; Vibrations; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 2009. ICECS 2009. 16th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yasmine Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5090-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5091-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2009.5410851
