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An optimised tuned mass damper/harvester device
Author(s) -
GonzalezBuelga A.,
Clare L. R.,
Cammarano A.,
Neild S. A.,
Burrow S. G.,
Inman D. J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
structural control and health monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.587
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1545-2263
pISSN - 1545-2255
DOI - 10.1002/stc.1639
Subject(s) - tuned mass damper , damper , structural engineering , engineering , computer science
SUMMARY Much work has been conducted on vibration absorbers, such as tuned mass dampers (TMD), where significant energy is extracted from a structure. Traditionally, this energy is dissipated through the devices as heat. In this paper, the concept of recovering some of this energy electrically and reuse it for structural control or health monitoring is investigated. The energy‐dissipating damper of a TMD is replaced with an electromagnetic device in order to transform mechanical vibration into electrical energy. That gives the possibility of controlled damping force whilst generating useful electrical energy. Both analytical and experimental results from an adaptive and a semi‐active tuned mass damper/harvester are presented. The obtained results suggest that sufficient energy might be harvested for the device to tune itself to optimise vibration suppression. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.