• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.274-278
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• 2016

A road energy harvester was designed and fabricated to convert mechanical energy from the vehicle load to electrical energy. The road energy harvester is composed of 20 piezoelectric materials. This study attempted to evaluate output depending on pavement materials when paving road piezoelectric energy harvester in the road. Harvester is the bender type and is the method of supporting the both ends of piezoelectric material and applying the load in the middle part. Harvester was paved in the type paved with asphalt, type paved with cement and in the exposed type not covering the top of harvester. The output characteristics were compared and evaluated depending on changes in vehicle load and vehicle speed changes. As vehicles, truck (11.9 ton), SUV(1.6 ton) and sedan (1.5 ton) were used and the output characteristics when driving at the interval of 10 km/h from 10 km/h to 100 km/h were evaluated.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2017

PURPOSES : The piezoelectric energy road analysis technology using a three-dimensional finite element method was developed to investigate pavement behaviors when piezoelectric energy harvesters and a new polyurethane surface layer were installed in field conditions. The main purpose of this study is to predict the long-term performance of the piezoelectric energy road through the proposed analytical steps. METHODS : To predict the stresses and strains of the piezoelectric energy road, the developed energy harvesters were embedded into the polyurethane surface layer (50 mm from the top surface). The typical type of triaxial dump truck loading was applied to the top of each energy harvester. In this paper, a general purpose finite element analysis program called ABAQUS was used and it was assumed that a harvester is installed in the cross section of a typical asphalt pavement structure. RESULTS : The maximum tensile stress of the polyurethane surface layer in the initial fatigue model occurred up to 0.035 MPa in the transverse direction when the truck tire load was loaded on the top of each harvester. The maximum tensile stresses were 0.025 MPa in the intermediate fatigue model and 0.013 MPa in the final fatigue model, which were 72% and 37% lower than that of the initial stage model, respectively. CONCLUSIONS : The main critical damage locations can be estimated between the base layer and the surface layer. If the crack propagates, bottom-up cracking from the base layer is the main cracking pattern where the tensile stress is higher than in other locations. It is also considered that the possibility of cracking in the top-down direction at the edge of energy harvester is more likely to occur because the material strength of the energy harvester is much higher and plays a role in the supporting points. In terms of long-term performance, all tensile stresses in the energy harvester and polyurethane layer are less than 1% of the maximum tensile strength and the possibility of fatigue damage was very low. Since the harvester is embedded in the surface layer of the polyurethane, which has higher tensile strength and toughness, it can assure a good, long-term performance.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권5D호
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• pp.689-695
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 도로공간에서 전력 생성이 가능한 신재생 에너지 기술들 중에서 압전효과를 활용하는 방법에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 도로공간을 주행하는 수많은 차량을 이용하여 전력을 생성할 수 있는 신재생에너지 기술 연구의 일환으로, 외부의 충격하중을 전기에너지로 바꾸어 주는 압전효과를 이용하여 도로공간에 적용가능한 압전발전기를 개발하기 위한 기초연구를 수행하였다. 압전세라믹을 이용한 압전발전 수확기를 개발하기 위한 충격하중에 따른 특성 실험을 하였다. 압전발전기 형상 개발을 위해 충격하중 전달 방법, 충격흡수에 따른 압전세라믹의 발전 특성, 충격하중의 종류에 따른 압전 발전 수확기의 전압 발전 특성을 비교분석 하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.773-778
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• 2012

A road energy harvester was designed and fabricated to convert mechanical energy from the vehicle load to electrical energy. The road energy harvester is composed of 16 piezoelectric cantilevers. We fabricated prototypes using a vehicle load transfer mechanism. Applying a vehicle load transfer mechanism rather than directly installing energy harvesters under roads decreases the area of road construction and allows more energy harvesters to be installed on the side of the road. The power generation amount with respect to the vehicular velocity change was assessed by installing the vehicle load transfer mechanism form and underground form. The energy harvester installed in the underground form generated power of 4.52 mJ at the vehicular velocity of 50 km/h. Also, power generation of the energy harvester installed in the vehicle load transfer mechanism form was 48.65 mJ at the vehicular velocity of 50 km/h.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2009

In order to convert efficiently vibration energy of a car tire wheel into electrical power by using piezoelectric materials, the design of the materials must be performed for the dynamic characteristics of the piezoelectric materials to be matched with them of the vibration energy sources well. An accelerometer was installed on the tire wheel with a slip ring to investigate the dynamic mode of the wheel as one of the vibration energy sources. During road test, the measurement on the vibration mode of the tire wheel was performed with variations of car speed and road condition. The experimental data were analyzed details for availability as a micro power source for wireless TPMS(Tire Pressure Monitoring System).

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2020

In general, tires require various sensors and power supply devices, such as batteries, to obtain information such as pressure, temperature, acceleration, and the friction coefficient between the tire and the road in real time. However, these sensors have a size limitation because they are mounted on a tire, and their batteries have limited usability due to short replacement cycles, leading to additional replacement costs. Therefore, vibration energy harvesting technology, which converts the dynamic strain energy generated from the tire into electrical energy and then stores the energy in a power supply, is advantageous. In this study, the output voltage and power generated from piezoelectric elements are predicted through finite element analysis under static state and transient state conditions, taking into account the dynamic characteristics of tires. First, the tire and piezoelectric elements are created as a finite element model and then the natural frequency and mode shapes are identified through modal analysis. Next, in the static state, with the piezoelectric element attached to the inside of the tire, the voltage distribution at the contact surface between the tire and the road is examined. Lastly, in the transient state, with the tire rotating at the speeds of 30 km/h and 50 km/h, the output voltage and power characteristics of the piezoelectric elements attached to four locations inside the tire are evaluated.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2011

국제 사회는 산업경제의 발달과 더불어 온실가스 배출량이 날로 증가하고 있으며, 이로 인한 기후 변화 피해가 날로 심각해지고 있는 상황에서 온실가스 배출량을 줄이기 위해 전세계가 노력을 하고 있다. 정부는 온실가스 배출량을 감축하여 지구온난화를 막기 위해 "저탄소 녹색성장"의 국가정책 하에서 신재생에너지와 같은 친환경적인 녹색산업에 많은 관심과 투자에 집중하고 있다. 신재생에너지 분야는 태양력, 풍력, 수력, 조력 등 자연에너지를 활용하는 기술에 투자하면서 관련 핵심 부품 및 소재기술은 기술적으로 발전하고 있다. 반면에, 도로 공간에 존재하는 다양한 미활용 에너지를 이용하는 기술에 대한 연구는 세계적으로도 미흡한 실정인데, 본 논문에서는 이러한 도로 공간에서의 미활용 에너지를 통해 전기를 수확하는 기술에 대한 기초적인 실험방법과 결과를 제시하였다. 도로 공간에서의 미활용 에너지는 다양한 자원이 있을 수 있는데, 예를 들면 도로 주행 차량의 압력 및 충격 에너지, 도로 포장면의 복사열, 도로 소음 및 파동 등이다. 본 논문은 도로를 주행하는 차량으로부터 전기를 수확하기 위한 압전체 형상을 제안하였으며, 이를 검증하는 몇 가지의 기초 실험을 실시하였다. 즉, 압력을 전기로 변환하는 압전기술을 활용한 것으로 국내에서 쉽게 생산하는 PZT 세라믹을 이용하여 충격하중에 따라 발생하는 전압을 측정하였고, 아스팔트 및 콘트리트 포장 조건에 따른 압전 발전 실험을 실시하여 에너지 수확 성능을 비교 분석하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.511-515
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• 2012

A road energy harvester was designed and fabricated to convert mechanical energy from the vehicle load to electrical energy. The road energy harvester is composed of 24 piezoelectric cantilevers and a vehicle load transfer mechanism. Applying a vehicle load transfer mechanism rather than directly installing energy harvesters under roads decreases the area of road construction and allows more energy harvesters to be installed on the side of the road. The power generation amount with respect to the vehicular velocity change was assessed by installing the vehicle load transfer mechanism and the energy harvester in the form of speed bumps and underground. The energy harvester installed in a speed bump form generated power of 7.61 mW at the vehicular velocity of 20 km/h. Also, power generation of the energy harvester installed in the underground form was 63.9 mW at the vehicular velocity of 28 km/h. Although the number of piezoelectric cantilevers was reduced by 1/3 to 24 in comparison to the previous research results with 72 piezoelectric cantilevers, similar power generation characteristic value was obtained within the vehicular velocity of 20 km/h by altering the vehicle load transfer mechanism and cantilever vibration method.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2015

Recently, energy harvesting technology is increasing due to the fossil fuel shortages. Energy harvesting is generating electrical energy from wasted energies as sunlight, wind, waves, pressure, and vibration etc. Energy harvesting is one of the alternatives of fossil fuel. One of the energy harvesting technologies, the piezoelectric energy harvesting has been actively studied. Piezoelectric generating uses a positive piezoelectric effect which produces electrical energy when mechanical vibration is applied to the piezoelectric device. Piezoelectric energy harvesting has an advantage in that it is relatively not affected by weather, area and place. Also, stable and sustainable energy generation is possible. However, the output power is relatively low, so in this paper, newly designed honeycomb shaped piezoelectric energy harvesting device for increasing a generating efficiency. The output characteristics of the piezoelectric harvesting device were analyzed according to the change of parameters by using the finite element method analysis program. One model which has high output voltage was selected and a prototype of the honeycomb shaped piezoelectric harvesting device was fabricated. Experimental results from the fabricated device were compared to the analyzed results. After the AC-DC converting, the power of one honeycomb shaped piezoelectric energy harvesting device was measured 2.3[mW] at road resistance 5.1[$K{\Omega}$]. And output power was increased the number of harvesting device when piezoelectric energy harvesting device were connected in series and parallel.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2012

세계각국에서 홍수, 태풍과 같은 자연재해가 많이 발생하고 있다. 이러한 자연재해가 발생하는 원인으로는 지구온실가스 배출 증가에 따른 지구온난화 현상 때문이다. 지구온난화를 막기 위해, 많은 연구진들이 신재생에너지에 대한 연구를 진행하고 있다. 정부는 온실가스배출량을 감축하여 지구온난화를 막기위해 "저탄소 녹색성장"의 국가정책 하에서 신재생에너지와 같은 친환경적인 녹색산업에 많은 관심과 투자에 집중하고 있다. 연구팀들은 도로를 주행하는 차량으로부터 전달되는 역학전 에너지를 이용하여 신재생에너지를 생산하는 연구를 진행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 압전세라믹의 크기와 연결방식에 따른 연구 결과를 나타내고 있다. 또한 실험변수에 따른 압전세라믹의 파워특성을 측정하여 분석을 하였다.