Analytical Modelling and Optimization of a Piezoelectric Cantilever Energy Harvester with In-Span Attachment

In this paper, the location of masses and of a piezoelectric patch for energy harvesting reported onto a vibrating cantilever beam is studied and optimized. To this aim, a genetic algorithm is adapted and utilized to optimize the voltage amplitude generated by the piezoelectric patches by choosing a...

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Main Authors: Abbas Homayouni-Amlashi, Abdenbi Mohand-Ousaid, Micky Rakotondrabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/6/591