Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

ARSLAN MAJID ECE DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Overview
Energy harvesting Piezoelectricity Future outlook

[1]

Energy Harvesting
What is it? Macro scale- wind and solar Micro scale- electromagnetic and piezoelectricity
[3]

[2]

Piezoelectricity

What is it?
Occurs in polycrystalline

materials

(For example: Quartz, lead-zirconate-titanate, Rochelle salt, etc.)

[4]

Piezoelectricity- Output
Output always different

High voltage, low current

Sample output:

[6]

Future Outlook

[7]

Contact Information
Arslan Majid ECE Department, University of Utah u0537027@utah.edu

References:
[1]- Piezoelectric Plates and Buzzers, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://jingfengele.en.alibaba.com/product/50917006-50159415/Piezoelectric_Buzzer_Plates.html [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [2]- Generating Electricity, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.edfenergy.com/powerup/keystage3/out/page4.html [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [3]- Queen of England Buys Worlds Biggest Turbine, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/queen-offshore-wind-turbine-power-clipper.php [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [4]- NASA Invention of the Year Controls Noise and Vibration, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2007/ip_9.html [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [5]- The Micro Fiber Composite (MFC), Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.smart-material.com/Smartchoice.php?from=MFC [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [6]- Shashank Priya and Daniel J. Inman, Energy Harvesting Technologies, New York: Springer, 2009, pp. 125. [7]- TR10: Nanopiezoelectronics, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.microsystem.re.kr/main_kor/menu06/sub_menu02_view.asp?no=1158 [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009]. [8]- Energy Harvesting Forum, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.energyharvesting.net [Accessed: Oct.17, 2009].