Development of an Opposed Mass-Spring Type Bi-Stable Vibration Energy Harvesting System Using Stochastic Resonance

Linshi Guo; Wei Zhao; Nobuyuki Gomi; Jingchao Guan; Xilu Zhao

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Development of an Opposed Mass-Spring Type Bi-Stable Vibration Energy Harvesting System Using Stochastic Resonance

Linshi Guo, Wei Zhao, Nobuyuki Gomi, Jingchao Guan, Xilu Zhao

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 10, Issue 6)

Received: 9 October 2022 Accepted: 28 October 2022 Published: 4 November 2022

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Abstract

Improving the efficiency of vibration power generation is an important research topic. Therefore, it is effective to develop a vibration power generation system using a bistable vibration model. The bistable vibration model considered in previous studies has the problem that the center of gravity is high and the vibration power generation efficiency is relatively low. In this study, we propose a horizontally opposed mass-spring type bi-stable vibration energy harvesting system that can be applied to low spaces. A bi-stable vibration system is built using horizontally opposed elastic springs and mass blocks. An elastic composite beam is constructed from an elastic bending plate and spring, and vibration power is generated using a piezoelectric element. An equation of motion is established accounting for the elastic composite beam, and a numerical analysis method based on the Runge-Kutta method is proposed. A formula for predicting the periodic excitation frequency at which stochastic resonance is most likely to occur is derived. A bi-stable vibration energy harvesting experimental device using a piezoelectric element is fabricated, and the proposed numerical analysis method and periodic excitation frequency prediction formula are validated. The amplitude increases and vibration power generation performance due to stochastic resonance are confirmed. In the verification experiment, it was confirmed that the vibration amplitude was expanded more than 7 times and the power generation amount increased by 21%.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 10, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20221006.11
Page(s)	123-134
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Ambient Energy, Bi-Stable Vibration System, Piezoelectric Element, Stochastic Resonance, Vibration Energy Harvesting

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Linshi Guo; Wei Zhao; Nobuyuki Gomi; Jingchao Guan; Xilu Zhao. Development of an Opposed Mass-Spring Type Bi-Stable Vibration Energy Harvesting System Using Stochastic Resonance. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2022, 10(6), 123-134. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20221006.11

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Linshi Guo, Wei Zhao, Nobuyuki Gomi, Jingchao Guan, Xilu Zhao. Development of an Opposed Mass-Spring Type Bi-Stable Vibration Energy Harvesting System Using Stochastic Resonance. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2022;10(6):123-134. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20221006.11

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Linshi Guo

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
Wei Zhao

Weichai Global Axis Technology Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Nobuyuki Gomi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
Jingchao Guan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
Xilu Zhao

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saitama Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan

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AU  - Wei Zhao
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