Civil Engineering & Construction: Faculty Publications
Power generation improvement for piezoelectric energy harvesting for roadsides sustainability
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
5-10-2017
Publication Title
IEEE SoutheastCon 2017
DOI
10.1109/SECON.2017.7925288
ISBN
9781538615393
Abstract
Piezoelectric (PZT) based energy harvesting is an exciting way of renewable power generation. Their use of energy harvesting in highways is a great possibilities for next generation power harvesting. In this study, power generation capabilities of these PZTs were compared when they are embedded in nine different materials while these will be used for power generation in roadsides or walkways. Power generation improvement also analyzed for these materials for both direct and indirect application of force to these materials. It is found that PZT produces most power while embedded under foam while direct force is applied and aluminum produces most power when force is applied indirectly.
Recommended Citation
Ahad, Mohammad, Seonghoon Kim, Junan Shen, Dylan Rice, Ilan Stern.
2017.
"Power generation improvement for piezoelectric energy harvesting for roadsides sustainability."
IEEE SoutheastCon 2017: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
doi: 10.1109/SECON.2017.7925288 isbn: 9781538615393
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/civil-eng-facpubs/172
Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Mohammad Ahad, Seonghoon Kim, and Junan Shen co-authored, "Power generation improvement for piezoelectric energy harvesting for roadsides sustainability."