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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/JKEM.2014.27.12.857

Design and Fabrication of Scaffold Type Energy Harvester Using Multiplying Gear Module  

Min, Chul Hong (School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Tae Seon (School of Information, Communications and Electronics Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers / v.27, no.12, 2014 , pp. 857-862 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we designed and fabricated electromagnetic induction based scaffold type energy harvester. For energy harvesting, mechanical energy of vertical motion is transferred to rotational energy using rack gear and multiplying gear was used to maximize energy transfer. To optimize design parameters, physical structure of energy harvester was modeled using finite element method. The effect of multiplying gear ratio and frequency levels of applied mechanical energy on energy generation efficiency are analyzed by computer simulation and experimental test. Experimental results showed that maximum 25.36 W of electric power can be achieved at the frequency of 2 Hz and 1:77 of gear ratio with only 5 mm of vertical changes on scaffold structure.
Keywords
Energy harvester; Electromagnetic induction; Scaffold type; Multiplying gear module;
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