Research Article

Enhancement of the Piezoelectric Cantilever Beam Performance via Vortex-Induced Vibration to Harvest Ocean Wave Energy

Table 1

Parameters of the 3D numerical model of the wave energy harvester.

ComponentsDimensions

Numerical flumeLength (L0/m)40
Width (W0/m)4
Still water depth (H0/m)4
Wave height (H/m)0.8
Wave period (T/s)3.5
OWC chamberLength (LC/m)2
Width (WC/m)2
Height (HC/m)1.8
Wall thickness (b/m)0.1
Air outlet (e × e × h/m3)0.3 × 0.3 × 0.7
Piezoelectric cantileverLength (LP/m)0.05
Width (WP/m)0.03
Thickness (HP/m)0.001