Research Article

Numerical and Experimental Studies on Nonlinear Dynamics and Performance of a Bistable Piezoelectric Cantilever Generator

Table 1

Geometric and material properties of the bistable piezoelectric cantilever generator.

ParameterValue

Elastic beam length (mm)75
Elastic beam width (mm)22
Elastic beam density (kg/m3)8500
Elastic beam thickness (mm)0.38
Substrate stiffness (GPa)47
Cantilever beam mass (g)14.57
Magnet mass (g)14.9
Magnet volume , (mm3)2 × 103
Residual flux density (T)1.2
Piezoelectric patch length (mm)40
Piezoelectric patch width (mm)20
Piezoelectric patch density (kg/m3)7100
Piezoelectric patch thickness (mm)0.12
Piezoelectric patch stiffness (GPa)60
Absolute permittivity (F/m)
Vacuum permittivity (10−12 F/m)8.854
Piezoelectric coefficient (C/m2)−16.5
Loading resistance (kΩ)91