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Multi-frequency Nonlinear Converter Array for Energy Harvesting in Autonomous Sensors

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In the present work a piezoelectric energy converter array from mechanical vibrations that combines the multi-frequency and nonlinear approaches is presented. Multiple piezoelectric cantilevers on ferromagnetic substrate with different frequency responses are combined in order to increase the overall equivalent bandwidth, while a permanent magnet introduces external nonlinear forces that create a bistable system capable to increase the tip velocity of cantilevers and the power converted, and shift the converter array bandwidth towards lower frequencies. The experimental results confirm that combining cantilevers with different potential curves can be useful to obtain a collective bistable behaviour, therefore increasing the overall effectiveness of the converter array.

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Acknowledgments

The work was partially carried out under the project PRIN2009-2009KFLWJA co-funded by the Italian MIUR.

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  1. Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, 25123, Italy

    D. Alghisi, M. Baù, M. Ferrari & V. Ferrari

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics IFAC-CNR, Firenze, Italy

    Francesco Baldini

  2. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Arnaldo D’Amico

  3. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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  4. Inst for Microelectronics & Microsystems IMM-CNR, Lecce, Lecce, Italy

    Pietro Siciliano

  5. Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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  6. Inst for Microelectronics & Microsystems IMM-CNR, Napoli, Napoli, Italy

    Luca De Stefano

  7. Institute of Biophysics, IBF-CNR, Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Ranieri Bizzarri

  8. DIEEI - Engineering Faculty, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Bruno Andò

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Alghisi, D., Baù, M., Ferrari, M., Ferrari, V. (2014). Multi-frequency Nonlinear Converter Array for Energy Harvesting in Autonomous Sensors. In: Baldini, F., et al. Sensors. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 162. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3860-1_42

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