Study on flexible piezoelectric device for compressive loads

Issue title: Proceedings from the 16th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2013)

Guest editors: Xavier Maldague and Toshiyuki Takagi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Shinagawa, Kazuki^{a; *} | Tanaka, Yoshikazu^a | Mutsuda, Hidemi^a

Affiliations: [a] Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | Université Laval, Canada | Tohoku University, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Kazuki Shinagawa, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: A flexible piezoelectric device is proposed that can generate power from vibrations produced by vehicles or plants. The results of an experiment on a small and flexible piezoelectric power generator are presented herein. Forced vibration experiments were performed, and the results for the relationship between output power and vibration characteristics are discussed.

Keywords: Piezoelectric film, flexible piezoelectric device, renewable energy, vibration energy, forced vibration

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-141826

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 45, no. 1-4, pp. 163-170, 2014