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Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester

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Sneller, AJ; Owens, BA; Mann, BP
Published in: Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
January 1, 2011

This paper investigates the design and analysis of a nonlinear energy harvester that uses magnet interactions to create an inertial generator with a bistable potential well. The motivating hypothesis for this work was that nonlinear behavior could be used to improve the performance of an energy harvester by broadening its frequency response. Both numerical and experimental investigations study the harvester's response when directly powering an electrical load. Both sets of results show that the potential well escape phenomenon can be used to broaden the frequency response of an energy harvester. ©2010 Society for Experimental Mechanics Inc.

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Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

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2191-5652

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2191-5644

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

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1

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211 / 217
 

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Sneller, A. J., Owens, B. A., & Mann, B. P. (2011). Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, 1, 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9716-6_19
Sneller, A. J., B. A. Owens, and B. P. Mann. “Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester.” Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series 1 (January 1, 2011): 211–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9716-6_19.
Sneller AJ, Owens BA, Mann BP. Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. 2011 Jan 1;1:211–7.
Sneller, A. J., et al. “Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester.” Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, vol. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 211–17. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9716-6_19.
Sneller AJ, Owens BA, Mann BP. Experimental investigations of a bistable energy harvester. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. 2011 Jan 1;1:211–217.

Published In

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

DOI

EISSN

2191-5652

ISSN

2191-5644

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

1

Start / End Page

211 / 217