Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Energy Harvesting with a Single Beam with Two Radial Sections under the Tire Rotation Excitation

Authors
Mojtaba Momen 1
Morteza Mollajafari 2
Salman Ebrahiminejad 2
1 M.Sc., Department of Automotive Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Automotive Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
10.30506/ijmep.2023.553046.1875
Abstract
In this study, a piezoelectric cantilever beam energy harvester model with two exponential cross-sections in width and thickness, and a tip weight, was proposed for use in a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The governing equations for energy harvesting were derived for the first time for an exponential cross-section beam under rotational tire excitation conditions, based on the Euler-Lagrange method and coupled with electrical relations. There are few studies that consider both the thickness and width of the beam as variables, and no theoretical research has been conducted on this model under rotational excitation of the tire. The results of this study showed that it is possible to harvest energy by using a beam with an exponential cross section in width and thickness that can be designed with less weight and more electrical power. In future research, the derived equations can be used for optimization to increase electrical power and reduce weight to find the optimal values of the model's geometric dimensions.
Keywords
Piezoelectric cantilever beam
Energy harvester
Tire pressure monitoring system
Exponential cross-section
Rotational excitation
Self-tuning resonance frequency

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 01 May 2022
  • Revise Date 04 December 2023
  • Accept Date 30 December 2023