On improvement of operation bandwidth of duffing-like vibration-based harvesters using a mechanical motion rectifier

Wei Che Tai, Mingyi Liu, Yue Yuan, Lei Zuo*

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Abstract

A novel vibration-based energy harvester which consists of a monostable Duffing oscillator connected to an electromagnetic generator with a mechanical motion rectifier (MMR-Duffing) is studied. The mechanical motion rectifier converts the bidirectional vibratory motion from ambient environments into unidirectional rotation to the generator and causes the harvester to periodically switch between a larger- and small-inertia system, resulting in nonlinearity in inertia. By means of the method of averaging, it is analytically shown that the proposed Duffing-MMR harvester outperforms traditional monostable Duffing oscillator energy harvesters in twofold. First of all, it increases the bandwidth of energy harvesting, given identical nonlinear stiffness. Second of all, it mitigates the jump phenomenon due to nonlinear stiffness and thus exploits more potential bandwidth of energy harvesting without inducing any jump phenomenon. Finally, the analytical analyses are verified via numerical simulations of a prototype of the proposed Duffing-MMR harvester.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791858226
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017 - Cleveland, United States
Duration: 6 Aug 20179 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume8

Conference

ConferenceASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland
Period6/08/179/08/17

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