Energy harvesting is the process by which ambient energy is captured from external sources (thermal, wind, solar and
hydrodynamic). One way to harvest energy is through the use of piezoelectricity, the ability of certain materials such as
bone (Fukada and Yasuda, 1957), wood (Fukada, 1955) and ceramics to generate electric fields in response to mechanical
strain. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using biologically inspired kinetic sculptures to harvest energy by
swaying in the wind. We examine primarily the use of ceramic piezoelectric transducers, but the principles we find may be
applied to transducers composed of other materials.
While primarily used for sensing pressure, ceramic piezoelectric transducers have been recently implemented in
Energy harvesting is the process by which ambient energy is captured from external sources (thermal, wind, solar andhydrodynamic). One way to harvest energy is through the use of piezoelectricity, the ability of certain materials such asbone (Fukada and Yasuda, 1957), wood (Fukada, 1955) and ceramics to generate electric fields in response to mechanicalstrain. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using biologically inspired kinetic sculptures to harvest energy byswaying in the wind. We examine primarily the use of ceramic piezoelectric transducers, but the principles we find may beapplied to transducers composed of other materials.While primarily used for sensing pressure, ceramic piezoelectric transducers have been recently implemented in
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