Energy transduction analyses of piezoelectric based vibration control of smart structures

Energy transduction analyses of piezoelectric based vibration control of smart structures

Passive vibration shunt control using piezoelectric materials and an electrical network can remove vibration energy from structures. However, the vibration shunt control efficiency relies on the optimization of the vibration energy transfer between a structure and a Lead-Zirconate-Titanate piezoelectric ceramic material. We present an analytical study of a parallel resistor-inductor piezoelectr...

Piezoelectric-based Vibration Control in Composite Structures

This paper relates to vibration control using passive electrical shunt circuits. However, the vibration shunt control efficiency relies on the optimization of the vibration energy transfer between a structure and a Lead-Zirconate-Titanate (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic material. The problem is further complicated by the material composition of the substrate or host material the PZT is coupled to. ...

Active Vibration Control of Piezoelectric Intelligent Structures

The study of the applications of piezoelectric materials in the active vibration control of flexible structures has been ongoing for more than a decade. Based on the Linear Quadratic Gauss (LQG) optimal control method, the paper introduces an effective procedure to suppress the vibration of flexible structures with the sensors/actuators are symmetrically collocated on both sides of the same pos...

Improving Power Density of Piezoelectric Vibration-Based Energy Scavengers

Vibration energy harvesting with piezoelectric materials currently generate up to 300 microwatts per cm2, using it to be mooted as an appropriate method of energy harvesting for powering low-power electronics. One of the important problems in bimorph piezoelectric energy harvesting is the generation of the highest power with the lowest weight. In this paper the effect of the shape and geometry ...

Active Vibration Suppression of Smart Structures Using Piezoelectric Shear Actuators