Tunable piezoelectric generator coupled with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) heat engine as thermal energy harvester

• Main Authors: Hassan, Hamdan, Wahid, Azni Nabela, Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IET 2022
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101971/1/101971_Tunable%20piezoelectric%20generator%20coupled%20with%20shape%20memory%20alloy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101971/; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9964166

With the ever-growing energy demand and environmental concerns, research on alternative energy is vital for sustainability. Thermal energy harvesting using shape memory alloy (SMA) heat engine is one of the possible methods for power generation from low to high-grade thermal energy but suffers from...