Abstract
A viable way to increase the band-width of a vibration-based energy harvester is exploiting the frequency response of non-linear oscillators. In the literature there are several works on resonating energy harvesters featuring non-linear oscillators. In the majority of these works, the harvester powers purely resistive loads. Given the complex behaviour of non-linear energy harvesters, it is difficult to identify the optimum load for these kind of devices. The aim of this work is to find the optimal load for a non-linear energy harvester in the case of purely resistive loads. The work, following the analysis of a non-linear energy harvesting with hardening compliance, introduces a methodology based on numerical continuation which can be used to find the optimum load once the characteristics of device as well as the excitation is known.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Special Topics in Structural Dynamics - Proceedings of the 31st IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2013 |
Pages | 555-560 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2013 |
Event | 31st International Modal Analysis Conference on Structural Dynamics, IMAC 2013 - Garden Grove, CA, United States Duration: 11 Feb 2013 → 14 Feb 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 31st International Modal Analysis Conference on Structural Dynamics, IMAC 2013 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Garden Grove, CA |
Period | 11/02/13 → 14/02/13 |
Keywords
- Continuation
- Electrical load
- Energy harvesting
- Non-linear dynamics
- Optimization