Simulation Analysis and Experimental Study of Piezoelectric Power Generation Device Based on Shape Memory Alloy Drive

Xiaochao Tian; Zhicong Wang; Sida Zhang; Shenfang Li; Jinlong Liu; Jiaying Lin; Feifei Wang; Zhigang Yang; Jinzhi Zhu

doi:10.1155/2022/1236270

Simulation Analysis and Experimental Study of Piezoelectric Power Generation Device Based on Shape Memory Alloy Drive

Scanning. 2022 Jan 10:2022:1236270. doi: 10.1155/2022/1236270. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Xiaochao Tian¹, Zhicong Wang¹, Sida Zhang², Shenfang Li¹, Jinlong Liu¹, Jiaying Lin¹, Feifei Wang², Zhigang Yang², Jinzhi Zhu¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Changchun University, Changchun, Jilin, China 130022.
² School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China 130025.

Abstract

In order to solve the problem of waste heat collection from energy consumption, a thermal energy generation device combining shape memory alloy and piezoelectric materials has been designed. The shape memory alloy is heated and deformed to drive the drive wheel continuously, and the impact wheel is deformed against the piezoelectric cantilever beam during the rotation of the drive wheel to generate electricity. In this paper, the impact force generated by the impact wheel and the output voltage of the piezoelectric cantilever beam during the rotation process are given. Finally, the experimental test shows that the larger the radius of the drive wheel, the lower the impact force of the wheel and the lower the output voltage of the piezoelectric cantilever beam; the larger the diameter of the shape memory alloy wire, the higher the impact force of the wheel and the higher the output voltage of the piezoelectric cantilever beam; the more teeth of the drive wheel, the higher the impact frequency of the piezoelectric cantilever beam and the higher the output voltage. The maximum output voltage of the thermoelectric converter is 14.2 V, when the drive wheel radius is 13 mm, the shape memory alloy wire diameter is 1 mm and the number of impact wheel teeth is 6. The new structural design provides a new structural model for waste heat recovery and thermal energy generation technology. The new structural design provides a new approach and idea for waste heat recovery and thermal energy generation technology.