Research on performance of piezoelectric superimposed beam energy harvester under gyromagnetic excitation

Abstract

In this paper, In order to make use of the rotating motion characteristics of the roller cage shoe structure in vertical shaft lifting guide device, a nonlinear gyromagnetic excitation piezoelectric superposition beam energy harvester with compact structure, non-contact and high energy harvester efficiency is designed. The nonlinear force between moving magnet and stationary magnet is used to transform the rotating motion of the roller cage shoe into the end vibration of the piezoelectric vibrator. In order to improve the utilization rate of the piezoelectric plate and the low-amplitude response sensitivity of the energy harvester, acrylic material is introduced to re-place the traditional metal substrate, the bottom piezoelectric vibrator is hinged with the end of the top piezoelectric vibrator, and the middle part of the piezoelectric vibrator ends are longitudinal-superimposed beam structure with chute connection. The structural parameters, gyromagnetic excitation properties and strength of the piezoelectric vibrator are optimized and analyzed through finite element simulation and experiments, and the longitudinal and transverse arrays of piezoelectric vibrators are designed. The effects of terminal connection mode, array spacing, array number and load resistance on the power generation performance of the energy harvester are investigated. The results show that when the number of vertical arrays is 8 layers and the array spacing is 1.5 mm, higher voltage output and vibration consistency are achieved. When the horizontal array is 7 groups and the load is 10 kΩ, the maximum output power of the energy harvester is 11.26 mW, which can realize the self-power supply to the wireless transmitting node.