Storing Piezoelectric Energy from the Shock Absorber

Cho, Kyung‐Ho; Kim, Seok-Bong; Yi, Youngsun; Koh, Jung‐Hyuk

doi:10.1166/jno.2017.2114

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“…The shock absorber systems are made from elastic materials such as plastic resins or metals with springs. In general, shock absorber systems can only dissipate shock energy as heat energy or sound energy [21,22]. However, shock energy has not been yet considered as an energy source.…”

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Piezoelectric Energy Generators Based on Spring and Inertial Mass

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In this study, inertial mass-based piezoelectric energy generators with and without a spring were designed and tested. This energy harvesting system is based on the shock absorber, which is widely used to protect humans or products from mechanical shock. Mechanical shock energies, which were applied to the energy absorber, were converted into electrical energies. To design the energy harvester, an inertial mass was introduced to focus the energy generating position. In addition, a spring was designed and tested to increase the energy generation time by absorbing the mechanical shock energy and releasing a decreased shock energy over a longer time. Both inertial mass and the spring are the key design parameters for energy harvesters as the piezoelectric materials, Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 piezoelectric ceramics were employed to store and convert the mechanical force into electric energy. In this research, we will discuss the design and performance of the energy generator system based on shock absorbers.

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