Experimental Power Harvesting from a Pipe Using a Macro Fiber Composite (MFC)

Eziwarman, Eziwarman; Forbes, Gareth; Howard, Ian

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28314-7_59

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Eziwarman, Eziwarman

Forbes, Gareth

Howard, Ian

Date

2011

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Eziwarman, Eziwarman and Forbes, G.L. and Howard, I.M. 2011. Experimental Power Harvesting from a Pipe Using a Macro Fiber Composite (MFC), in F.L. Gaol and Q.V. Nguyen (ed), Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Computer Applications and Computational Science, Nov 15 2011, pp. 443-449. Bali, Indonesia: Springer-Verlag.

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Proceedings of the 2011 2nd International Congress on Computer Applications and Computational Science (Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, 2012, Volume 144/2012)

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2nd International Congress on Computer Applications and Computational Science

DOI

10.1007/978-3-642-28314-7_59

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36654

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Piezoelectric material can be used to transform ambient vibration energy into small amounts of electrical power. As piezoelectric materials have been developing, such as lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT), Quick Pack (QP), macro fiber composite (MFC) and polyvinylidineflouride (PVDF), many researchers have been investigating their applications. This research investigates the possibility of electrical energy being generated by a macro fiber composite (MFC) patch mounted onto the surface of a pipe structure. In addition to the application of MFC, this research investigates the effect of varying load impedance to; the resonance frequency, voltage and electrical power generated by the structure. The results presented are for a large structure where most previous research on power harvesting has been undertaken on much smaller structures.