Harvesting energy at resonance from standing waves on polymer piezoelectric ribbon‐like membrane
Author(s) -
Prakash K.,
Mahidhar R.,
Sambandan S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2013.2426
Subject(s) - standing wave , piezoelectricity , energy harvesting , acoustics , materials science , resonance (particle physics) , ribbon , membrane , energy (signal processing) , physics , composite material , chemistry , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , particle physics
Energy harvesting from standing waves on ribbon like membranes of polyvinylidene fluoride is investigated. At resonance, the energy density of 2 mW/gm suffices to power a ring oscillator load. A scaling law for harvestable energy as a function of ribbon length is developed.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom