Download or read book Mechanical Design of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters written by Qingsong Xu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Front Cover -- MECHANICAL DESIGN OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS -- MECHANICAL DESIGN OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 Why energy harvesting is used in practice -- 1.2 Piezoelectric energy harvester -- 1.3 Energy harvesting from human walking -- 1.3.1 Types of piezoelectric energy harvesters -- 1.3.2 Force amplification mechanisms -- 1.3.3 Electronic circuit of piezoelectric energy harvester -- 1.4 Book outline -- References -- Further reading -- 2 - Review of energy harvesting devices from human walking -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Alternative energy sources of batteries -- 2.2.1 Electromagnetic generators -- 2.2.2 Electrostatic generators -- 2.2.3 Piezoelectric generators -- 2.2.4 Generators with other configurations -- 2.3 Direct wearable energy harvester -- 2.3.1 Electromagnetic devices -- 2.3.2 Piezoelectric devices -- 2.3.3 Summary -- 2.4 Indirect wearable energy harvester -- 2.4.1 Shoe-mounted devices -- 2.4.1.1 Electromagnetic devices -- 2.4.1.2 Piezoelectric devices -- 2.4.1.3 Devices with other configuration -- 2.4.2 Backpack-mounted devices -- 2.4.2.1 Electromagnetic devices -- 2.4.2.2 Piezoelectric devices -- 2.4.2.3 Devices with other configuration -- 2.4.3 Summary -- 2.5 Indirect unwearable energy harvester -- 2.5.1 Electromagnetic devices -- 2.5.2 Electrostatic devices -- 2.5.3 Piezoelectric devices -- 2.5.4 Devices with other configuration -- 2.5.5 Summary -- 2.6 Potential applicable energy harvesting techniques -- 2.6.1 Direct wearable energy harvester -- 2.6.2 Indirect wearable energy harvester -- 2.6.3 Indirect unwearable energy harvester -- 2.7 Further discussion -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 3 - Survey of mechanical designs of piezoelectric energy harvester -- 3.1 Introduction.