A 2-DoF Kinematic Chain Analysis of a Magnetic Spring Excited by Vibration Generator Based on a Neural Network Design for Energy Harvesting Applications

Abstract

In this paper, an original mathematical model and experimental results for the vibration generator and the magnetic spring prototype that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy are proposed. The magnetic spring model is developed by a robotic approach based on Denavit–Hartenberg’s notation and designed by the 2-degrees of freedom kinematic chain for determination of its motion and estimation of several resonance frequencies useful in many energy harvesting applications. The vibration generator that moves the magnetic spring is modeled by neural networks and the magnetic spring potential energy is calculated by the finite elements method (FEM). Furthermore, the magnetic spring and the vibration generator are designed by the Simulink block diagram. Testing results of the magnetic spring and vibration generator displacement conducted in laboratory have shown good agreement with simulation results.