Modeling and analysis of piezoaeroelastic energy harvesters |
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Authors: | A Abdelkefi A H Nayfeh M R Hajj |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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Abstract: | This work investigates the influence of structural and aerodynamic nonlinearities on the dynamic behavior of a piezoaeroelastic
system. The system is composed of a rigid airfoil supported by nonlinear torsional and flexural springs in the pitch and plunge
motions, respectively, with a piezoelectric coupling attached to the plunge degree of freedom. The analysis shows that the
effect of the electrical load resistance on the flutter speed is negligible in comparison to the effects of the linear spring
coefficients. The effects of aerodynamic nonlinearities and nonlinear plunge and pitch spring coefficients on the system’s
stability near the bifurcation are determined from the nonlinear normal form. This is useful to characterize the effects of
different parameters on the system’s output and ensure that subcritical or “catastrophic” bifurcation does not take place.
Numerical solutions of the coupled equations for two different configurations are then performed to determine the effects
of varying the load resistance and the nonlinear spring coefficients on the limit-cycle oscillations (LCO) in the pitch and
plunge motions, the voltage output and the harvested power. |
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