Broadband energy harvesting via magnetic coupling between two movable magnets

Harvesting energy from ambient mechanical vibrations by the piezoelectric effect has been proposed for powering microelectromechanical systems and replacing batteries that have a finite life span. A conventional piezoelectric energy harvester （PEH） is usually designed as a linear resonator, and suffers from a narrow operating bandwidth. To achieve broadband energy harvesting, in this paper we introduce a concept and describe the realization of a novel nonlinear PEH. The proposed PEH consists of a primary piezoelectric cantilever beam coupled to an auxiliary piezoelectric cantilever beam through two movable magnets. For predicting the nonlinear response from the proposed PEH, lumped parameter models are established for the two beams. Both simulation and experiment reveal that for the primary beam, the introduction of magnetic coupling can expand the operating bandwidth as well as improve the output voltage. For the auxiliary beam, the magnitude of the output voltage is slightly reduced, but additional output is observed at off-resonance frequencies. Therefore, broadband energy harvesting can be obtained from both the primary beam and the auxiliary beam.     

一维链状锌配位聚合物[Zn(Pyphen)(PZDC)(H2O)]的水热合成、结构与荧光性质

The title coordination polymer, [Zn(Pyphen)(PZDC)(H2O)] (1) (Pyphen=pyrazino [2,3-f][1,10]phen-anthroline and H2PZDC=pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid) has been obtained by using hydrothermal synthesis andcharacterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG, fluorescence spectrum and X-ray diffraction single-crystal structureanalysis. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a=0.681 8(14) nm, b=0.743 9(15) nm, c=1.759 8(35) nm,α=94.329(30)°,β=95.514(30)°,γ=97.043(3)°,V=0.878 2(3)nm3,Z=2,Mr=481.73,Dc=1.822 g·cm-2,μ=1.452 mm-1,F(000)=448, Rint=0.033 9, R=0.042 5, wR=0.090 7. In complex 1, PZDC ligands link the Zn(Ⅱ) ions to form 1Dchain structures, and further extended into a 3D supramolecular framework through π-π interactions andhydrogen bonding interactions. In addition, complex 1 exhibits strong photoluminescence at room temperature.     

The dynamic characteristics of harvesting energy from mechanical vibration via piezoelectric conversion

As an alternative power solution for low-power devices, harvesting energy from the ambient mechanical vibration has received increasing research interest in recent years. In this paper we study the transient dynamic characteristics of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system including a piezoelectric energy harvester, a bridge rectifier, and a storage capacitor. To accomplish this, this energy harvesting system is modeled, and the charging process of the storage capacitor is investigated by employing the in-phase assumption The results indicate that the charging voltage across the storage capacitor and the gathered power increase gradually as the charging process proceeds, whereas the charging rate slows down over time as the charging voltage approaches to the peak value of the piezoelectric voltage across the piezoelectric materials. In addition, due to the added electrical damping and the change of the system natural frequency when the charging process is initiated, a sudden drop in the vibration amplitude is observed, which in turn affects the charging rate. However, the vibration amplitude begins to increase as the charging process continues, which is caused by the decrease in the electrical damping （i.e., the decrease in the energy removed from the mechanical vibration）. This electromechanical coupling characteristic is also revealed by the variation of the vibration amplitude with the charging voltage.