Design and Simulation of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester

Authors

  • Rajashekhar Savadi
  • M Mallikarjun Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubballi, India
  • Shivashankar Huddar Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubballi, India
  • B. G. Sheeparamatti Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, India

Abstract

SU-8 has the high aspect ratio, good pattern ability property, mechanical and chemical stability. The energy harvester structure is made of SU-8 as substrate and zinc oxide as the piezoelectric layer. The optimal dimension is found out to be 500 µm×20 µm×3 µm. The simulation shows that for input 10 N/m2 at the frequency of resonance of the structure, the energy harvester generates 13.1 mV.

Keywords: Zinc Oxide (ZnO), cantilever beam, SU-8, resonance frequency

Cite this Article

Rajashekhar Savadi, Mallikrjun, Shivshankar Huddar, Sheeparamatti BG. Design and Simulation of Piezoelectric Energy Harvester. Journal of Mechatronics and Automation. 2015; 2(1): 17–20p.

 

Published

2015-04-20

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Review Articles