Rotational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Review on Excitation Elements, Designs, and Performances

Haider Jaafar Chilabi, Hanim Salleh, Waleed Al-Ashtari, E. E. Supeni, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Azizan B. As’arry, Khairil Anas Md Rezali and Mohammad Khairul Azwan
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Haider Jaafar Chilabi: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Hanim Salleh: Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
Waleed Al-Ashtari: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10022, Iraq
E. E. Supeni: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Luqman Chuah Abdullah: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Azizan B. As’arry: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Khairil Anas Md Rezali: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Mohammad Khairul Azwan: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-15 Uniten, Kajang 43000, Malaysia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-29

Abstract: Rotational Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (RPZTEH) is widely used due to mechanical rotational input power availability in industrial and natural environments. This paper reviews the recent studies and research in RPZTEH based on its excitation elements and design and their influence on performance. It presents different groups for comparison according to their mechanical inputs and applications, such as fluid (air or water) movement, human motion, rotational vehicle tires, and other rotational operational principal including gears. The work emphasises the discussion of different types of excitations elements, such as mass weight, magnetic force, gravity force, centrifugal force, gears teeth, and impact force, to show their effect on enhancing output power. It revealed that a small compact design with the use of magnetic, gravity, and centrifugal forces as excitation elements and a fixed piezoelectric to avoid a slip ring had a good influence on output power optimisation. One of the interesting designs that future works should focus on is using gear for frequency up-conversion to enhance output power density and keep the design simple and compact.

Keywords: piezoelectric; rotational energy harvesting; energy harvester excitation elements; rotational energy harvester design; factors affecting energy harvester performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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