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This paper presents a non-resonant vibration energy harvester (VEH) optimized for 0.5-1.0 Hz at 0.2g acceleration, typically associated with human motion in daily activities. Different amounts of water-based and oil-based ferrofluids as liquid bearings have been studied in an experimental setup with a precisely controllable spacing between top and bottom coil plates where the magnet array and ferrofluid bearings reside. The sub-miniature VEH (1.4cc and 3.3gram) steadily generates voltages between 0.5-1.0 Hz and is measured to produce an open-circuit voltage of Vrms = 19.5 - 31.9 mV (or 0.33-0.89 μW into a match load) from 0.2g sub-Hz applied acceleration. The highest figure of merit (FOM) of the VEH at 0.2g at 1.0 Hz is 15.5 μW/cc/g2.
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Vibration Mitigation of a Model Aircraft with High-Aspect-Ratio Wings Using Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Vibration Absorbers
- Award ID(s):
- 2203144
- PAR ID:
- 10638625
- Publisher / Repository:
- Elsevier
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics
- ISSN:
- 1878-5638
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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