Optimization of piezoelectric cantilever energy harvesters including non-linear effects

This paper proposes a versatile non-linear model for predicting piezoelectric energy harvester performance. The presented model includes (i) material non-linearity, for both substrate and piezoelectric layers, and (ii) geometric non-linearity incorporated by assuming inextensibility and accurately r...

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Main Authors: Patel, R., McWilliam, S., Popov, A.A.
Format: Article
Published: IOP Publishing 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49945/