Research Article

Modeling of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Freely Oscillating Cylinders in Water Flow

Table 1

Parameters of the four considered configurations.

ParameterDescription System 1System 2System 3System 4

Oscillating mass (kg)2.9682.9530.024770.02378
Diameter (m)0.050.050.010.01
Damping ratio0.00130.00130.00130.0013
Natural frequency (rad/s)19.7919.7998.9698.96
Electromechanical coupling coefficient0.002537
Capacitance (F)
Mass ratio1.5351.5071.6291.523