钟型与喇叭型压电俘能器的输出性能研究

Research on the output performance of bell-shaped and horn-shaped piezoelectric energy harvesters

  • 摘要: 利用流致振动压电俘能技术能将自然环境中的振动能转化为电能,为低功耗微机电系统提供自供能解决方案。本文通过在圆柱钝体表面附加超表面结构,设计钟型与喇叭型超表面结构压电俘能器。建立涡激振动与驰振压电俘能器的数学模型,采用基于格子玻尔兹曼方法的三维CFD数值模拟分析,获得不同钝体的升力与阻力系数。搭建风洞实验平台与研制俘能器样机,研究超表面结构参数和风速对振动响应和俘获性能的影响规律。结果表明,超表面结构对钝体的气动特性具有显著调控作用:钟型结构可有效抑制涡激振动,而喇叭型结构则能诱导振动模式由涡激振动向驰振转变,从而显著提升能量俘获效率。与典型涡激振动压电俘能器相比,当超表面结构高度为12 mm时,钟型钝体压电俘能器的最大振动位移与最大输出电压分别降低83.73%与85.19%;而相同高度下喇叭型钝体压电俘能器的最大振动位移与最大输出电压则分别提高138.07%与100.92%。流场仿真表明,钟型结构削弱钝体后方的涡脱过程,而喇叭型结构则强化涡脱过程,初级大尺度涡与次级小尺度涡的协同作用激发涡激振动向驰振的转变。参数化分析进一步揭示俘能器可通过适当提高机电耦合强度来提高输出功率。研究成果为设计高效压电俘能器提供了重要的理论指导。

     

    Abstract: Flow-induced vibration piezoelectric energy harvesting (FIVPEH) technology can convert the natural environment vibration energy into electrical energy, providing a self-powered solution for low-power micro-electro-mechanical systems. In this paper, two types of metasurface piezoelectric energy harvesters, namely bell-shaped and horn-shaped, are designed by attaching metasurface structures onto the surface of a circular cylinder bluff body. A mathematical model of the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) and galloping energy harvesting system is established. Three-dimensional CFD simulations based on the Lattice-Boltzmann method are performed to obtain the lift and drag coefficients of different bluff bodies. A wind tunnel experimental platform is built and harvester prototypes are developed to investigate the effects of the metasurface structural parameters and wind speed on the vibration response and energy harvesting performance. The results show that the metasurface has a significant regulatory effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of the bluff body. The bell-shaped structure can effectively suppress VIV, while the horn-shaped structure can induce a transition of the vibration mode from VIV to galloping, thereby significantly improving the energy harvesting efficiency. It is found that compared with the typical VIVPEH, for the attachment thickness of h = 12 mm, the maximum vibration displacement and maximum output voltage of the corresponding Bell-VIVPEH are reduced by 83.73% and 85.19%, respectively. Whereas for the horn-shaped bluff body energy harvester at the same height, the maximum vibration displacement and maximum output voltage are increased by 138.07% and 100.92%, respectively. Flow field simulations reveal that the bell-shaped structure weakens the vortex shedding process behind the bluff body, while the horn-shaped structure strengthens this process. The synergistic effect of the primary large-scale vortex and the secondary small-scale vortex is identified as the key mechanism triggering the transition from VIV to galloping. Parametric analyses further reveals that the energy harvester can increase its output power by appropriately increasing the electromechanical coupling strength. The research findings provide important theoretical guidance for designing high-efficiency piezoelectric energy harvesters.

     

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