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
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/32084 |
| Date | January 1900 |
| Creators | Faisal, Farjana |
| Contributors | Wu, Nan (Mechanical Engineering), Ojo, Olanrewaju (Mechanical Engineering) Cha, Young-Jin (Civil Engineering) |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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