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Numerical modeling of shape and topology optimisation of a piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy-harvesting sensor (2016)
Journal Article
Thein, C. K., & Liu, J.-S. (2017). Numerical modeling of shape and topology optimisation of a piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy-harvesting sensor. Engineering with Computers, 33(1), 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-016-0460-3

Piezoelectric materials are excellent transducers for converting mechanical energy from the environment for use as electrical energy. The conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy is a key component in the development of self-powered devic... Read More about Numerical modeling of shape and topology optimisation of a piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy-harvesting sensor.

Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application (2016)
Journal Article
Thein, C. K., Ooi, B. L., Liu, J. S., & Gilbert, J. M. (2016). Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11(2), 212-227

Piezoelectric materials are excellent transducers in converting vibrational energy into electrical energy, and vibration-based piezoelectric generators are seen as an enabling technology for wireless sensor networks, especially in selfpowered devices... Read More about Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application.

Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ooi, B. L., Gilbert, J. M., Aziz, A. R. A., & Thein, C. K. Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. This paper presents a novel switched damping method which is able to improve the operational bandwidth of a linear electromagnetic energy harvester. In this system, different damping coefficients,... Read More about Analytical modeling for switched damping electromagnetic energy harvester.