Development of energy harvesting device using piezoelectric material

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Robiah, Hashim, M. H.
• Format: Book Section
• Published: IEEE 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/28944/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMSAO.2011.5775592

Using piezoelectric elements to harvest energy from ambient vibration and human motion has been of great interest recently. This study quantifies the amount of energy generated by piezoelectric device from vibration environment and human motion. Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery has been use...