Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

ARSLAN MAJID
ECE DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Overview
Energy harvesting
Piezoelectricity
Future outlook

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Energy Harvesting
What is it?
Macro scale- wind and solar
Micro scale- electromagnetic and piezoelectricity

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Piezoelectricity

What is it?
Occurs in

polycrystalline materials

(For example: Quartz,

lead-zirconate-titanate,
Rochelle salt, etc.)
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Piezoelectricity- Output
Output always different
High voltage, low current
Sample output:

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Future Outlook

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Contact Information
Arslan Majid
ECE Department, University of Utah
u0537027@utah.edu
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[6]- Shashank Priya and Daniel J. Inman, Energy Harvesting Technologies, New York: Springer, 2009, pp. 125.
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[8]- Energy Harvesting Forum, Oct. 17, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.energyharvesting.net [Accessed: Oct.17,
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