Miniature Contactless Piezoelectric Wind Turbine

D. Avirovik; R. Kishore; S. Bressers; D. J. Inman; S. Priya

doi:10.1080/10584587.2014.957142

Miniature Contactless Piezoelectric Wind Turbine

D. Avirovik
, R. Kishore
, S. Bressers
, D. J. Inman
, S. Priya

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This study presents the development of a miniature wind turbine that can be used for powering wireless sensors deployed at remote locations. The wind turbine utilizes piezoelectric transducers in order to reduce the start-up speed. Six piezoelectric bimorphs with magnetic tip mass were actuated through attractive and repulsive force between permanent magnets. The design and characterization of the prototype is discussed along with a Finite Element Model (FEM) of the piezoelectric elements. The wind turbine was 23 cm high and 16.5 cm wide. It was able to achieve low cut-in speeds of 1m/s providing power outputs ranging between 0.5 mW and 3 mW for wind speeds in the range of 1 m/s to 4 m/s.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Integrated Ferroelectrics
Volume	159
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10584587.2014.957142
State	Published - Jan 2 2015

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Control and Systems Engineering
Ceramics and Composites
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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