Towards a prototype module for piezoelectric energy harvesting from raindrop impacts

Mohammad Adnan Ilyas and Jonathan Swingler

Energy, 2017, vol. 125, issue C, 716-725

Abstract: It has been shown that scavenging energy from raindrop impacts has the potential as a power source for electronic devices and act as an alternative method of generating electrical power. In this paper an energy harvesting module is developed consisting of multiple piezoelectric devices which use impacts of raindrops to generate electrical power. The effect on efficiency of the module with non-rectified or rectified outputs of each device connected in parallel is investigated. Additionally, the voltage, power and energy were found for different surface angles, surface conditions and impact regions for single devices with a view to maximise module efficiency.

Keywords: Piezoelectric; Raindrop; Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.02.071

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