Browsing by Subject "Energy Harvesting"
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Control of Vibratory Energy Harvesters in the Presence of Nonlinearities and Power-Flow Constraints
(2012)Over the past decade, a significant amount of research activity has been devoted to developing electromechanical systems that can convert ambient mechanical vibrations into usable electric power. Such systems, referred ... -
Convolution and Volterra Series Approach to Reduced Order Modelling of Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads and Improving Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting of an Aeroelastic System
(2020)A combined approach of linear convolution and higher order Volterra series to reduced order modelling of unsteady transonic aerodynamic loads is presented. The new approach offers a simple method to determine the memory ... -
Dynamics of the Disk-Pendulum Coupled System With Vertical Excitation
(2016)This paper investigates the static and dynamic characteristics of the semi-elliptical rocking disk on which a pendulum pinned. This coupled system’s response is also analyzed analytically and numerically when a vertical ... -
Modeling and Control of an Electromagentic Transducer for Vibratory Energy Harvesting Applications
(2011)The primary focus of this thesis is on the modeling and control of an electromechanical transducer to harvest energy from large structures (e.g. buildings and bridges). The transducer consists of a back-driven ballscrew ... -
Nonlinear Energy Harvesting With Tools From Machine Learning
(2020)Energy harvesting is a process where self-powered electronic devices scavenge ambient energy and convert it to electrical power. Traditional linear energy harvesters which operate based on linear resonance work well only ...
