Research Article

Nonlinear Dynamics and Power Generation on a New Bistable Piezoelectric-Electromagnetic Energy Harvester

Table 2

Comparison of the power generation efficiency of the structure A, the structure B, and the structure C is given when the external excitation amplitude is studied.

Magnetic distance (mm)Structure (V)

ā€”A12.281ā€”

15B15.0966.2
C15.246

14B15.0658.29
C15.217

13B13.4261.72
C13.451

A is the conventional monostable piezoelectric cantilever beam; B indicates the bistable piezoelectric cantilever beam with the spring and the magnet; C indicates the bistable piezoelectric cantilever beam with the spring, the magnet, and the coil. indicates the maximum output voltage; indicates the average growth rate of the output voltage.