Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Subject "Energy Harvesting"
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Design, Modelling and Fabrication of a Hybrid Energy Harvester
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)As sources of energy are becoming more scarce and expensive, energy harvesting is receiving more global interest and is currently a growing field. Energy harvesting is the process of converting ambient energy, such as ... -
Design, Modelling, Fabrication & Testing of a Miniature Piezoelectric-based EMF Energy Harvester
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)Wireless sensing applications have extended into power transmission line monitoring applications. Minimal power consumption of sensor electronics have enabled kinetic energy harvesting systems to provides a means of self ... -
Energy Harvesting from a Vortex Ring Using Highly Deformable Smart Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-06)Recently, the growing demand of compact energy harvesters for wireless sensor networks has lead to an increasing interest in exploring the energy harvesting capabilities of smart materials. Smart materials are a category ... -
Low-Frequency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Novel 3D Folded Zigzag Design and High Power Density
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-09)Cantilevers have been widely used for vibration energy harvesting applications using piezoelectric materials due to their simple geometries, frequency tune-ability, and closed form analytical solution. Recent studies have ... -
Modeling, Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Three Degree of Freedom Electromagnetic Energy Harvester
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Vibration energy harvesting devices have been widely used to power many electronic self-sustainable devices. The aim of this study is to introduce an alternative design to an existing electromagnetic energy harvesting ...