Sun, Shuailing Leng, Yonggang Hur, Sunghoon Sun, Fei Su, Xukun Song, Hyun-Cheol Kang, Chong-Yun 2024-01-19T11:03:52Z 2024-01-19T11:03:52Z 2022-10-11 2022-09 2075-1702 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/114576 Nonlinear multi-stable piezoelectric energy harvesters show broadband frequency spectra and excellent energy harvesting performance, owing to their high output power related to inter-well transitions. However, existing quad-stable piezoelectric energy harvesters contain too many structural parameters, which makes the systems clumsy, and increases the difficulties of dynamic analysis and structural optimization. Herein, a nonlinear quad-stable piezoelectric energy harvester, with only one external magnet, is proposed based on the magnetic force characteristics between a ring magnet and a rectangular magnet. Under selected structural parameters, as the magnet spacing increases, the stability characteristic of the harvester changes from quad-stability to bi-stability, and then to mono-stability. The transformation of the stability characteristic results from the changes in the variation rate of the vertical magnetic force. Subsequently, under the filtered Gaussian white noise within the frequency range of 0-120 Hz, the energy harvesting performance of the harvester is simulated by the classic fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. Simulation results show that the performance of the harvester under the quad-stable structural parameters is better than that under the bi-stable structural parameters, independent of whether the excitation acceleration is small or large. This result is related to the potential well characteristics under the quad-stable and bi-stable structural parameters. More specifically, the potential well depths under the quad-stable and bi-stable structural parameters are almost the same, but the distance between the two outer potential wells under the quad-stable structural parameters is larger than that under the bi-stable structural parameters. Finally, a fabricated prototype is used to measure the experimental performance of the harvester. The experimental data and the estimated data share the same trend. This study provides a new conception and technical method for the design, optimization, and application of quad-stable piezoelectric energy harvesters. English MDPI AG Energy Harvesting Performance of a Novel Nonlinear Quad-Stable Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Only One External Magnet Article 10.3390/machines10090803 1 Machines, v.10, no.9 Machines 10 9 Y scie scopus 000857758000001 Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Article LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION ADVANTAGES piezoelectric energy harvesting multi-stable system cantilever beam structure nonlinear dynamics random excitation