In this paper, the interdisciplinary energy harvesting issues on piezoelectric energy harvesting were investigated using a ‘33’ mode (mechanical stress and/or electric field are in parallel to the polarization direction) lead zirconate titanate multilayer piezoelectric stack (PZT-Stack). Key energy harvesting characteristics including the generated electrical energy/power in the PZT-Stack, the ...

Electrical energy must be supplied in enough amount but with adequate quality. One of the components of electrical energy quality is the harmonic distortion. In this paper, we show an alternative way to measure distortion, mixing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Fourier Analysis. The technique here presented is specially useful for comparative analysis and is intended to be the basis for an ...

Piezoelectric transducer (PZT) patches can be attached to structures in order to reduce vibration. The PZT patches essentially convert vibrational mechanical energy to electrical energy. The electrical energy can be dissipated via an electrical impedance. This paper introduces a method of implementing an arbitrary impedance using a current source and digital signal processor (DSP). The \synthet...

In recent years, using new methods in utilization of energy resources has become necessary due to environmental pollution and restriction of energy resources. The hybrid system presented in this article produced power with SOFC and Stirling engine. The purpose is to analyze a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell that could produce enough thermal energy for a 10 kW Stirling engine working in the hybrid s...