Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam

Based on the research of the directional self-adaptive piezoelectric energy harvester (DSPEH), a structural design scheme of a multi-directional hybrid energy harvester (MHEH) is put forward. The working principle of the MHEH is experimentally studied. A prototype is designed and manufactured, and t...

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Main Authors: Minglei Han, Zhiqi Xing, Shuangbin Liu, Xu Yang
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description Based on the research of the directional self-adaptive piezoelectric energy harvester (DSPEH), a structural design scheme of a multi-directional hybrid energy harvester (MHEH) is put forward. The working principle of the MHEH is experimentally studied. A prototype is designed and manufactured, and the output characteristics of the MHEH in vibrational degree of freedom (DOF) and rotational DOF are experimentally studied. Compared with the DSPEH, after adding the electromagnetic energy harvesting module, the MHEH effectively uses the rotational energy in the rotational DOF, achieves simultaneous energy harvesting from one excitation through two mechanisms, and the output power of the electromagnetic module reaches 61 μW. The total power of the system is increased by 10 times, the power density is increased by 500%, and the MHEH has high voltage output characteristics in multiple directions. Compared with traditional multi-directional and self-adaptive energy harvesters, the MHEH utilizes a reverse-thinking method to generate continuous rotational motion of the cantilever beam, thus eliminating the influence of external excitation direction on the normal vibration of the cantilever beam. In addition, the MHEH has achieved hybrid energy harvesting with a single cantilever beam and multiple mechanisms, providing new ideas for multi-directional energy harvesting.
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spelling doaj-art-7b4539c631d0408a9b7dbf4e8e21039f2025-08-20T03:16:50ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-06-012513403310.3390/s25134033Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever BeamMinglei Han0Zhiqi Xing1Shuangbin Liu2Xu Yang3School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, ChinaKey Laboratory of CNC Equipment Reliability, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, ChinaBased on the research of the directional self-adaptive piezoelectric energy harvester (DSPEH), a structural design scheme of a multi-directional hybrid energy harvester (MHEH) is put forward. The working principle of the MHEH is experimentally studied. A prototype is designed and manufactured, and the output characteristics of the MHEH in vibrational degree of freedom (DOF) and rotational DOF are experimentally studied. Compared with the DSPEH, after adding the electromagnetic energy harvesting module, the MHEH effectively uses the rotational energy in the rotational DOF, achieves simultaneous energy harvesting from one excitation through two mechanisms, and the output power of the electromagnetic module reaches 61 μW. The total power of the system is increased by 10 times, the power density is increased by 500%, and the MHEH has high voltage output characteristics in multiple directions. Compared with traditional multi-directional and self-adaptive energy harvesters, the MHEH utilizes a reverse-thinking method to generate continuous rotational motion of the cantilever beam, thus eliminating the influence of external excitation direction on the normal vibration of the cantilever beam. In addition, the MHEH has achieved hybrid energy harvesting with a single cantilever beam and multiple mechanisms, providing new ideas for multi-directional energy harvesting.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4033hybrid energy harvestingtwo-degree-of-freedom cantilever beammulti-directional vibrationselectromagnetic energy harvesterpiezoelectric energy harvester
spellingShingle Minglei Han
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Xu Yang
Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
Sensors
hybrid energy harvesting
two-degree-of-freedom cantilever beam
multi-directional vibrations
electromagnetic energy harvester
piezoelectric energy harvester
title Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
title_full Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
title_fullStr Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
title_short Experimental Study on Multi-Directional Hybrid Energy Harvesting of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Cantilever Beam
title_sort experimental study on multi directional hybrid energy harvesting of a two degree of freedom cantilever beam
topic hybrid energy harvesting
two-degree-of-freedom cantilever beam
multi-directional vibrations
electromagnetic energy harvester
piezoelectric energy harvester
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4033
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