Recent progress on micro-piezoelectric energy harvesters fabricated with aerosol deposition method and the interfacing circuits

S. P. Yeh; L. T. Wang; Y. J. Wang; S. C. Lin; Y. S. Shih; W. J. Wu

doi:10.1117/12.2046687

16 April 2014 Recent progress on micro-piezoelectric energy harvesters fabricated with aerosol deposition method and the interfacing circuits

S. P. Yeh, L. T. Wang, Y. J. Wang, S. C. Lin, Y. S. Shih, W. J. Wu

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Proceedings Volume 9057, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2014; 90570M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046687
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a system integration of micro-piezoelectric energy harvester (MPEH) system based on MPEHs fabricated with an aero-deposited PZT technique, including both the device and the interface circuit design. An in depth look at the deposition method known as aerosol deposition is analyzed. Secondly, various structural designs throughout the years will be introduced and discussed. Thirdly, the non-linear synchronized switching technique interfacing circuit was designed to boost the harvested power in comparison to standard rectifying circuits. The boosting effect in comparison to theoretical expectations will also be presented. The power dissipation effects of self-powered SSHI under low current has also been discussed. Experimental results show that the device based on silicon substrate showed a maximum output power of 21 μW with the output voltage of 2.2 Vrms, excited at 215 Hz under a 1.5 g vibrating source. In comparison, the device based on stainless steel substrate, driven under the same acceleration, had a maximum output power of 34 μW with 1.8 Vrms at the resonant frequency of 202 Hz. The power densities were 4.7 μW mm-2 and 7.6 μW mm-2 for the silicon substrate and the stainless steel substrate based devices, each. The cantilever structured MPEG was later improved to the power output of 200.28 μW. To further improve the output characteristic, the device was tested under vacuumed circumstance, which then gave the output power of 241.60μW, with a 6.02 Vrms under 1.5 g, 104.4Hz. The power boosting circuit gave a power gain of 2.03 times, as the overall system outputs 91.4 μW using the self-powered nonlinear technique under 0.75 g with a similar device. The overall system, using only the standard rectifying circuit was able to light a low consumption red- colored SMD-0805 packaged LED in a duty ratio of approximately 25%.

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S. P. Yeh, L. T. Wang, Y. J. Wang, S. C. Lin, Y. S. Shih, and W. J. Wu "Recent progress on micro-piezoelectric energy harvesters fabricated with aerosol deposition method and the interfacing circuits", Proc. SPIE 9057, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2014, 90570M (16 April 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046687

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