L-Shaped Beam-Mass Structure for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting

This technology is a piezoelectric energy harvester that converts vibrational energy to electricity. Unlike traditional designs that are effective for a single frequency, this L-shaped design captures vibrational energy across a wide range of frequencies. This broadband capability makes the L-beam twice as efficient as a state of the art cantilever design for many real world applications.

Inventors

• Alper Erturk (3 technologies)
• Jamil M. Renno
• Daniel J. Inman (6 technologies)

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Commercialization Opportunity

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