We propose the modeling of hysteresis nonlinearities in a piezoelectric material-based tube actuator classically employed in precise positioning applications under different sur-rounding temperatures. Beyond the voltage-to-displacement hysteresis nonlinearities they exhibit, these actuators are sensitive to the surrounding temperature. Therefore, c...
In this paper, two separate topology optimization MATLAB codes are proposed for a piezoelectric plate in actuation and energy harvesting. The codes are written for one-layer piezoelectric plate based on 2D finite element modeling. As such, all forces and displacements are confined in the plane of the piezoelectric plate. For the material interpolat...
This paper studies some original solutions for rural electrification based on re-used components according to the frugal innovation concept. Several associations of recycled PSUs from PCs, for an hybrid renewable energy system (PV and hydro) are presented and investigated. The objective is to increase the system power by associating several units. ...
Within the ENHANCE European project, hybrid energy harvesters have to be designed and developed to supply small and autonomous sensors in automobiles. The focus of this work is particularly related to the harvesting of energy from the vibration of the vehicle and from the high temperature (in fluctuation or not) around the engine. To this aim, an i...
Depuis 2005, la miniaturisation des composants mémoires, qui, auparavant, suivait la loi de Moore, a ralenti. Ceci a conduit les chercheurs à multiplier les approches pour continuer à améliorer les dispositifs mémoires. Parmi ces approches, la piste des composants ferroélectriques semble très prometteuse. En 2011, une équipe du NamLab, à Dresde, en...
The presence of nonlinearities such as hysteresis and creep increases the difficulty in the dynamic modeling and control of piezoelectric micromanipulators, in spite of the fact that the application of such devices requires high accuracy. Moreover, sensing in the microscale is expensive, making model feedback the only viable option. On the other ha...
In this paper, the location of masses and of a piezoelectric patch for energy harvesting reported onto a vibrating cantilever beam is studied and optimized. To this aim, a genetic algorithm is adapted and utilized to optimize the voltage amplitude generated by the piezoelectric patches by choosing attachment mass, attachment mass moment of inertia,...
Nowadays, the concept of programmable matter paves the way for promising applications such as reshaping an object to test different configurations, modeling or rapid prototyping. Based on elementary modules, such matter can be arranged and disassembled easily according to the needs of the designers. Several solutions have been proposed to implement...
In this paper, piezoelectric plate energy harvesters are designed by using topology optimization algorithm to harvest the excitation from different directions. The goal is to minimize the volume and weight of the whole structure so the harvesters can be used in small scale applications. To this aim, the profile of polarization is optimized by the t...
