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IoT Applications Powered by Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting Device

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Information and Software Technologies (ICIST 2022)

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Regarding IoT applications, the efficiency has immensely upgraded, though the product features remain the same, the progress in extremely low power sensing and computing has boosted the efficiency and thereby the power consumption of IoT devices have drastically dropped. With this change happening for the first time in history, it is actually feasible to tap into this appreciable energy available in our surroundings to power such electronic devices. The tapped energy from environment not only enables self-reliant electronics but also gives a chance for addition of newer features in IoT applications. This paper is devoted to the development of a multilayer PVDF based piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting device for powering wireless sensor networks and low power electronic devices. The purpose of the device is to be the power supply to endless applications of information technology.

The designed energy harvester successfully generates an average power of \(9.2\,\upmu {\text{W}}/{\text{g}}/{\text{mm}}^{3}\) with a resonant frequency of 43 Hz, generating at least 15 V rms voltage and 495 μW power for acceleration 1 g. The commercial piezo sensors generate power of only \(10\,{\text{nW}}/{\text{g}}/{\text{mm}}^{3}\). This work reveals the challenges and limitations involved in constructing a realistic piezoelectric energy harvesting system and how to overcome them with the proposed harvester design. The method of fabrication and design of the proposed energy harvester are also discussed. Comparison of the harvester results with other author works is presented. Future recommendations, suitable application areas and market size information is also provided.

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Ravikumar, C. (2022). IoT Applications Powered by Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesting Device. In: Lopata, A., Gudonienė, D., Butkienė, R. (eds) Information and Software Technologies. ICIST 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1665. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16302-9_13

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