Aspect ratio optimization of piezoceramic disks for maximizing electromechanical energy conversion in energy harvesting applications

A wide variety of devices based on piezoceramic elements, vibrating in several modes, have been proposed and developed for energy harvesting applications. The evaluation of the capability of converting mechanical energy into electric energy is a main issue in the device design. In this work, the dependence of the piezoceramic element performances on the aspect ratio, i.e., the ratio between thickness and diameter, is analyzed with the aim of maximizing the energy conversion. To the end, the effective electromechanic coupling factor (keff), which is a parameter that can be easily measured, is the investigated parameter. Results obtained with analytical and FE models have shown that the higher keff value is obtained when the thickness and the diameter of the piezoceramic element are comparable. A first experimental validation of simulation results is finally provided.

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