Experimental investigation on voltage performance of piezoelectric energy harvester with various slopes of flow rectifier

Gamayel, Adhes; Sunardi, Ade; Zaenudin, M.; Putera, Erwien Yuliansyah

doi:10.24200/sci.2025.64145.8784

Experimental investigation on voltage performance of piezoelectric energy harvester with various slopes of flow rectifier

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Adhes Gamayel ¹

Ade Sunardi ¹

M. Zaenudin ¹

Erwien Yuliansyah Putera ²

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jakarta Global University, Depok 16412, Indonesia

² Research Centre of Hydrodynamics Technology, BRIN, 60111 Surabaya, Indonesia

10.24200/sci.2025.64145.8784

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the PEH performance in a wind tunnel experiment with a 250 mm × 250 mm cross-section. The PEH comprised a piezoelectric bimorph and a rectangular substrate. Wind flow induced by a blower within the tunnel achieves 6, 7, and 8 m/s speeds. A rectifier directed the flow toward the windmill blade for optimal energy generation. Three variation slopes of the flow rectifier were analyzed in terms of output voltage and deflection. The results show that the PEH performance improves as windspeed and the slope angle increase. At an angle of 40° and a speed of 6 m/s, PEH generates a voltage of 5.77 V and increases by 1.2 times at a windspeed of 8 m/s and an angle of 60° (12.67 V). Similar conditions occur in effective voltage (Vrms), where the value increases 1.6 times from 2.02 V to 5.33 V. Also, he deflection of the PEH increased by 37% from 1.49 cm to 2.05 cm. An Angle of 60° has a shorter narrowed area, thus changing the velocity vector to become faster. Wind speed increases encourage the windmill to rotate faster, which leads to the deflection of PEH, therefore, generates higher electricity.

Keywords

piezoelectric

energy harvester

rectifier flow

Root Mean Square Voltage

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