Comparison between four piezoelectric energy harvesting circuits

doi:10.1007/s11465-009-0031-z

Front Mech Eng Chin

2009, Vol. 4

Issue (2) : 153-159 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-009-0031-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Comparison between four piezoelectric energy harvesting circuits

Jinhao Qiu(

), Hao Jiang, Hongli Ji, Kongjun ZHU

The Aeronautic Key Laboratory for Smart Materials and Structures, College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China

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Abstract

This paper investigates and compares the efficiencies of four different interfaces for vibration-based energy harvesting systems. Among those four circuits, two circuits adopt the synchronous switching technique, in which the circuit is switched synchronously with the vibration. In this study, a simple source-less trigger circuit used to control the synchronized switch is proposed and two interface circuits of energy harvesting systems are designed based on the trigger circuit. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed circuits, an experimental system was established and the power harvested by those circuits from a vibration beam was measured. Experimental results show that the two new circuits can increase the harvested power by factors 2.6 and 7, respectively, without consuming extra power in the circuits.

Keywords energy harvesting piezoelectric materials synchronized switching

Corresponding Author(s): Qiu Jinhao,Email:qiu@nuaa.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 June 2009

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Jinhao Qiu,Hao Jiang,Hongli Ji, et al. Comparison between four piezoelectric energy harvesting circuits[J]. Front Mech Eng Chin, 2009, 4(2): 153-159.

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Fig.1 Configuration of energy harvesting system

Fig.2 Classic interface

Fig.3 Voltage doubler interface

Fig.4 Synchronous charge extraction interface circuit

Fig.5 Switching signal and the voltage waveform on piezoelectric element

Fig.6 Synchronized switch harvesting on the inductor circuit

Fig.7 Voltages and displacement waveforms

Fig.8 Solution circuit for synchoronous charge extraction

Fig.9 Voltage waveforms on emitter of and collector of

Fig.10 Solution circuit for synchronized switch harvesting on inductor

Fig.11 Experimental setup

Fig.12 Measured waveforms of the vibration displacement, switch and voltage on piezoelectric element (SCE interface)

Fig.13 Measured waveforms of the vibration displacement, switch and voltage on piezoelectric element (SSHI interface)

Fig.14 Theoretical and experimental harvested powers

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