Study of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Floor Structure with Force Amplification Mechanism

Study of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Floor Structure with Force Amplification Mechanism

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This paper proposes a novel energy harvesting floor structure using piezoelectric elements for converting energy from human steps into electricity.The piezoelectric energy harvesting structure was constructed by a force amplification mechanism and a double-layer squeezing structure in click here which piezoelectric beams were deployed.The generated electrical voltage and output power were investigated in practical conditions under different strokes and step frequencies.The maximum peak-to-peak voltage was found to be 51.2 V at a stroke of 5 mm and a step frequency of 1.

81 Hz.In addition, the corresponding output power for a single piezoelectric beam was tested to be 134.2 μW, demonstrating the potential of harvesting energy from the pedestrians for powering low-power quest fryer electronic devices.