Extending the dynamic range of an energy harvester using nonlinear damping |
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Authors: | Maryam Ghandchi Tehrani Stephen J Elliott |
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Institution: | Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces the use of nonlinear damping for extending the dynamic range of vibration energy harvesters. A cubic nonlinear damper is initially considered and the average harvested power and the throw are obtained for different sinusoidal base excitation amplitudes and frequencies, both numerically and analytically. It is demonstrated that when excited at resonance, at an amplitude below its maximum operational limit, the harvested power using a nonlinear damper can be significantly larger than that of a linear energy harvester, therefore expanding its dynamic range. A potential approach to implementing cubic nonlinearity using a shunted electromagnetic device is also presented. |
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