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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Towards the use of piezoelectric energy harvesters in pavement with passing vehicles

Faisal, Farjana January 1900 (has links)
Piezoelectric energy harvesters in the road pavement are developed and studied to collect energy from the passing vehicles. A numerical model based on the Westergaard's stress model is proposed to calculate the three dimensional stress distribution in the pavement and the power generation from the piezoelectric harvesters placed inside the pavement. Piezoelectric patch, plate and beam harvesters are designed. Based on proposed numerical models, simulations are conducted to reveal the effects of vehicle velocity as well as the location and size of the Piezo-electric harvesters on the generated power. Optimally designed plate energy harvester attached with four cantilever harvesters generates up to around 28 W electrical power with the assumption of continuum vehicle passing the pavement by 22.2 m/s. This power can be used to collect enough energy in 2 hours to raise the ice temperature with the thickness of 1 cm, covering a 5 m wide road by 20 degree Celsius. / February 2017

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