Approach to Design of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Sensors on Electric Machine Rotors

Lukas Brandl (), Hans-Christian Reuss and Daniel Heidle
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Lukas Brandl: Department of Automotive Mechatronics, Institute of Automotive Engineering (IFS), Faculty 7: Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering (F07), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Hans-Christian Reuss: Department of Automotive Mechatronics, Institute of Automotive Engineering (IFS), Faculty 7: Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering (F07), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Daniel Heidle: Department of Automotive Mechatronics, Institute of Automotive Engineering (IFS), Faculty 7: Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering (F07), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: The reliability and efficiency of components are key aspects in the automotive industry. Electric machines become the focus of development. Thus, improvements in efficiency and reliability have gained significance. While it is established to attach sensors to the fixed parts of machines, such as stators, moving parts like rotors pose a major challenge due to the power supply. Piezoelectric generators can operate as energy harvesters on rotors and thus enable the rotor-based integration of sensors. The research in this article proposes the first approach to the design of a piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) for an electric machine rotor dedicated to powering a wireless sensor system. After introducing the field of PEHs, the integration of the proposed device on a rotor shaft is presented. Further, a gap between the provided and needed data for the design of a PEH is identified. To overcome this gap, a method is presented, starting with the definition of the rotor shaft dimensions and the applied mechanical loads, including a method for the calculation of the imbalance of the rotor. With the first set of dimensions of the shaft and PEH, a co-simulation is performed to calculate the power output of this rotor and PEH set. The results of the simulation indicate the feasible implementation of the PEH on the rotor, providing enough energy to power a temperature sensor.

Keywords: piezoelectric energy harvester; self-sufficient sensor systems; rotating sensors; micro-fiber composite (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: 2024
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