Open AccessFinite element analysis of taper ionic polymer metal composites energy harvester
Author(s) -
Satya Patel,
Sujoy Mukherjee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1240/1/012046
Subject(s) - materials science , cantilever , finite element method , composite material , beam (structure) , energy harvesting , vibration , boundary value problem , mechanical energy , voltage , deformation (meteorology) , energy (signal processing) , structural engineering , power (physics) , acoustics , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematical analysis , statistics , mathematics
This paper report our recent effort on tapered in thickness IPMC in connection with the application in energy harvesting. The ability of ionic polymer metal composites to generate electrical output under mechanical deformation exploited for the development of energy harvester. In this research, new geometry (other than the conventional one) of IPMC for energy harvesting from mechanical vibrations is proposed. Uniform as well as taper in thickness IPMC cantilever beams are modelled in COMSOL for capturing the voltage and power generated by the energy harvesters. Finite element results shows that voltage across the load for taper beam is slightly greater than the uniform beam by considering same boundary, geometry and material properties.