
Theses and Dissertations - UTRGV
Date of Award
12-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Civil Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Mohsen Amjadian
Second Advisor
Dr. Yooseob Song
Third Advisor
Dr. Philip Park
Abstract
This work investigates the shape optimization of piezoelectric energy harvesters subjected to mechanical vibration using ABAQUS/Standard software. Three piezoelectric energy harvesters with different dimensions but the same areas were created to identify if model dimensions have an impact on the output voltage. The models were tested at different speeds to create an output voltage. Once the output voltages were obtained, the results were compared with each other to find if shape optimization on piezoelectric energy harvesters has an impact on scavenging energy from mechanical vibrations.
Recommended Citation
Rosas, Adriana, "Numerical Simulation of Vibration - Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Shape Comparison" (2022). Theses and Dissertations - UTRGV. 1180.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/1180
Comments
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