A generation step using piezoelectric ceramics materials to harvest energy from human walking
대한기계학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 강연 및 논문 초록집, Nov 1, 2011
Piezoelectric generators work based on a piezoelectric effect which is understood as the electrom... more Piezoelectric generators work based on a piezoelectric effect which is understood as the electromechanical interaction between the mechanical and electrical states in crystalline materials with inversion asymmetry. The aim of this paper is to explore energy harvesting characteristics of lead free piezo-ceramics during human walking. First, piezoelectric responses of a ceramic transducer were examined using a controllable pneumatic actuator, which was fabricated to generate mechanical forces desired. According to a predesigned mode, generated power was determined by characterizing the relationship between the output voltage and applied force. Second, based on the observed data, a nonlinear black box model (NBBM) representing for the piezo ceramic material was constructed by applying a mathematical model called nonlinear autoregressive exogressive model (NARX). Next, the results of the above steps were used for a study of energy harvesting from human walking. In human walking process, ground reaction force is the main motive source which pushes people forward. Due to the unique characteristic, piezo-ceramic sheets are suggested to be attached below the footwear to absorb the reaction force for energy generating purpose. In this study, human locomotion was modeled as an inverted pendulum and the ground reaction force is considered as the input for the designed piezo ceramic model, by then total power scavenging can be estimated. The simulation results show that an electric power from 25 mW to 40 mW could be generated from human motion when the footwear is equipped with piezo ceramic sheets.
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