On Energy Transfer between Vibration Modes under Frequency-Varying Excitations for Energy Harvesting

Abstract

This paper presents an analytical and numerical analysis of vibration energy harvesting from the dynamic interaction and energy transfer between the two vibration modes of a 2-D-O-F model of a flexible portal frame. The frequencies of these modes are set in a two-to-one internal resonance condition. Excitation is provided by eccentric rotating mass-motor captured in external resonance. Next, we consider the same flexible portal frame excited from various directions with time-variable frequency. A piezoelectric device is used for energy harvesting. Depending on how the piezoelectric energy harvester is installed (or coupled) different gains are obtained. Good performance of the harvester generator is detected. We also observed periodic, quasi-periodic or chaotic oscillations, depending on the saturation phenomenon.