Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers (한국기계가공학회지)

The Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers (한국기계가공학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

The Design and Experiment of Piezoelectric Energy-Harvesting Device Imitating Seaweed

해조류를 모방한 압전 에너지 수확 장치의 설계와 실험

  • Kang, Tae-Hun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Na, Yeong-Min (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Seok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Kyu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Park, Tae-Gone (Department of Electrical Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2015.04.28
  • Accepted : 2015.06.05
  • Published : 2015.08.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Electricity generation using fossil fuels has caused environmental pollution. To solve this problem, research on new renewable energy sources (solar, wind power, geothermal heat, etc.) to replace fossil fuels is ongoing. These devices are able to generate power consistently. However, they have many weaknesses, such as high installation costs and limits to possible setup environments. Therefore, an active study on piezoelectric harvesting technology that is able to surmount the limitations of existing energy technologies is underway. Piezoelectric harvesting technology uses the piezoelectric effect, which occurs in crystals that generate voltage when stress is applied. Therefore, it has advantages, such as a wider installation base and lower technological costs. In this study, a piezoelectric harvesting device imitating seaweed, which has a consistent motion caused by fluid, is used. Thus, it can regenerate electricity at sea or on a bridge pillar, which has a constant turbulent flow. The components of the device include circuitry, springs, an electric generator, and balancing and buoyancy elements. Additionally, multiphysics analysis coupled with fluid, structure, and piezoelectric elements is conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics to evaluate performance. Through this program, displacement and electric power were analyzed, and the actual performance was confirmed by the experiment.

Keywords

References

  1. Lee. J. J., Moon. H. R., Kwon. S. A. and Ryu. S. K., "A Experimental Study to Understand of a Characteristics of a Piezo-Generator using Impact Energy," Journal of the Korean Society of Civil Engineers, D, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 689-695, 2011.
  2. Kim. I. S., Kim. Y. S. and Hwnag. Y. S., "Motion Control of the Precise Stage using Piezoelectric Actuator," Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 102-108, 2011.
  3. Choi. H. J., Park. C. W., Jang. E. S., Kim. C. H. and Choi. S. D., "Design of High Speed Spindle for 5-Axis Machining Equipment Equipped with Piezo-Electric Load Sensoring," Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 20-25, 2011.
  4. Ha. Y. W., Jeong. S. S., Kim. N. R., Kim. M. H., Kang. S. C. and Park. T. G., "Generating Characteristics of EYE-type Piezoelectric-generator using Tension," Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 635-639, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4313/JKEM.2013.26.8.635
  5. Lee. J. J., Ryu. S. K., Moon. H. Y. and Kwon. S. A., "A Fundamental Study for Design of Electric Energy Harvesting Device using PZT on the Road," International Journal of Highway Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 159-166, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7855/IJHE.2011.13.4.159
  6. Noh. M. H., Kim. H. J., Park. J. Y., Lee. S. Y. and Cho. Y. B., "Evaluation on the Performance of Power Generation of Energy Harvesting Blocks for Urban and Housing Application," LHI Lournal of Land, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 187-193, 2012. https://doi.org/10.5804/LHIJ.2012.3.2.187
  7. Kim. H. K. and Sin. B. C., Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Ceramics, Bando publisher, pp. 188-192, 1991.
  8. Jun. H. I., "Research of the Energy Harvesting Technology Using Cymbal Type Piezoelectric Generator," A Thesis for a Master, Changwon National University, Republic of Korea, 2009.
  9. Lee. H. S., "A Study on Energy Harvesting Technology using Piezoelectric Shock Absorber of a Vehicle," A Thesis for a Master, Changwon National University, Republic of Korea, 2012.
  10. Jang. H. S., "A Study on Measurement Technology of Wind Direction and Speed using Piezoelectric Unimorph Bender," A Thesis for a Master, Changwon National University, Republic of Korea, 2013.
  11. Kang. H. W., Lee. H. K. and Park. J. W., "Understanding of the Piezoelectric Power Generation," The Proceedings of Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, Vol. 58, No. 12, pp. 38-41, 2009.
  12. Uchino. K., Ferroelectric Devices, Hongrung Publishing Company, pp. 20-20, 72-72, 183-183, 2001.
  13. Han. K. T., "FSI Analysis of 1 kW Class Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Blade," A Thesis for a Master, Donga National University, Republic of Korea, 2010.
  14. "Properties of Polylactic Acid", http://www.makeitfrom.com/material-properties/Polylactic-Acid-PLA-Polylactide, (accessed 3, September, 2014).
  15. Ham. Y. B., Oh, S. J., Seo. W. S., Park. J. H. and Yun. S. N., "A Piezoelectric Micropump for Microscale Pumping Systems," Journal of the Korea Fluid Power Systems Society, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 17-25, 2009.
  16. Zhao. G. X., Wang. J. and Li. B., "A Coupled Finite Element-circuit Analysis on Flexible PVDF Energy Harvester", International Journal of Engineering Practical Research, Vol. 4, pp. 42-46, 2015. https://doi.org/10.12783/ijepr.2015.0401.09
  17. "Development of 'Energy Self-sufficient' Renewable Energy Bridge Model",(2015), http://news.longspanbridge.org/201104/pub/news0301.html, (accessed 29, January, 2015).

Cited by

  1. 심벌형 압전 에너지 하베스터 에너지 수율 향상 연구 vol.16, pp.1, 2015, https://doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2016.16.1.070