Broadening Band of Wind Speed for Aeroelastic Energy Scavenging of a Cylinder through Buffeting in the Wakes of a Squared Prism

Small-scale energy harvesting from ambient vibration induced by aerodynamic instabilities can be used for wireless sensing applications. The configuration with a bluff body attached to a piezoelectric cantilever has been exploited in many studies. For low-wind energy harvesting, vortex-induced vibra...

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Main Authors: Junlei Wang, Linfeng Geng, Meng Zhang, Guifeng Zhao, Min Zhang, Zhien Zhang, Yaoliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2039561
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author Junlei Wang
Linfeng Geng
Meng Zhang
Guifeng Zhao
Min Zhang
Zhien Zhang
Yaoliang Li
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Meng Zhang
Guifeng Zhao
Min Zhang
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description Small-scale energy harvesting from ambient vibration induced by aerodynamic instabilities can be used for wireless sensing applications. The configuration with a bluff body attached to a piezoelectric cantilever has been exploited in many studies. For low-wind energy harvesting, vortex-induced vibration is investigated more frequently than other types of flow-induced motions, such as galloping and flutter, because of its quasisteady behavior called the potential lock-in phenomenon. In practice, a stationary square column is placed before the energy harvester to generate wake shedding, which can broaden the bandwidth of the energy harvester compared with a pure energy harvester equipped with a single bluff body. This paper presents a proposed CFD method coupled with an electromechanical model to predict the performance of the energy harvester. The proposed approach is verified with our experimental setup. The time history of the voltage output and the frequency response is obtained by performing the relevant experiments. A subsequent CFD study is performed to investigate the flow patterns of the present energy harvesting system.
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spelling doaj-art-e8b2a871f6c44df99d4f116297c3c77f2025-08-20T03:21:09ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032018-01-01201810.1155/2018/20395612039561Broadening Band of Wind Speed for Aeroelastic Energy Scavenging of a Cylinder through Buffeting in the Wakes of a Squared PrismJunlei Wang0Linfeng Geng1Meng Zhang2Guifeng Zhao3Min Zhang4Zhien Zhang5Yaoliang Li6School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaShipping and Marine Engineering College, Chongqing Jiao Tong University, Chongqing 400054, ChinaSchool of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSmall-scale energy harvesting from ambient vibration induced by aerodynamic instabilities can be used for wireless sensing applications. The configuration with a bluff body attached to a piezoelectric cantilever has been exploited in many studies. For low-wind energy harvesting, vortex-induced vibration is investigated more frequently than other types of flow-induced motions, such as galloping and flutter, because of its quasisteady behavior called the potential lock-in phenomenon. In practice, a stationary square column is placed before the energy harvester to generate wake shedding, which can broaden the bandwidth of the energy harvester compared with a pure energy harvester equipped with a single bluff body. This paper presents a proposed CFD method coupled with an electromechanical model to predict the performance of the energy harvester. The proposed approach is verified with our experimental setup. The time history of the voltage output and the frequency response is obtained by performing the relevant experiments. A subsequent CFD study is performed to investigate the flow patterns of the present energy harvesting system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2039561
spellingShingle Junlei Wang
Linfeng Geng
Meng Zhang
Guifeng Zhao
Min Zhang
Zhien Zhang
Yaoliang Li
Broadening Band of Wind Speed for Aeroelastic Energy Scavenging of a Cylinder through Buffeting in the Wakes of a Squared Prism
Shock and Vibration
title Broadening Band of Wind Speed for Aeroelastic Energy Scavenging of a Cylinder through Buffeting in the Wakes of a Squared Prism
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title_short Broadening Band of Wind Speed for Aeroelastic Energy Scavenging of a Cylinder through Buffeting in the Wakes of a Squared Prism
title_sort broadening band of wind speed for aeroelastic energy scavenging of a cylinder through buffeting in the wakes of a squared prism
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2039561
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