Research Article

Experimental Study on Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Vortex-Induced Vibrations and Wake-Induced Vibrations

Table 1

Parameters of the four considered configurations.

SymbolParameterValue

Mass (g)5.8
Diameter of big cylinder (mm)40
Diameter of small cylinder (mm)10
Length of cylinder (mm)25
Length of cantilever (mm)45
Thickness of cantilever (mm)15
Length of piezoelectric layer (mm)30
Thickness of coppery base layer (mm)0.2
Thickness of piezoelectric layer (mm)0.2
Natural frequency (rad/s)164.5
Electromechanical coupling efficient
Equivalent capacitance (F)