Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvesting Devices: Architectures, Design, Modeling and Optimization

List Of Figures. List Of Tables. Nomenclature. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Background And Motivation Of Vibration Energy Harvesting. 1.2 Literature Review And State Of The Art In Electromagnetic Vibration Transducers. 1.3 Conclusions From The Literature Review. 1.4 Thesis Objectives. 2 Basic Analytical Tools For The Design Of Resonant Vibration Transducers. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Mechanical Subsystem. 2.3 Electromagnetic Subsystem. 2.4 Overall System. 2.5 Characterization And Handling Of Machinery Induced Vibration. 2.6 Conclusions From Analytical Analyses. 3 Power And Voltage Optimization Approach. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Investigated Electromagnetic Coupling Architectures. 3.3 Boundary Conditions. 3.4 Magnetic Field Distribution Of Cylindrical And Rectangular Permanent Magnets. 3.5 Optimization Procedure. 3.6 Architecture Specific Calculation Of The Transduction Factor. 4 Optimization Results And Comparison. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Magnet In-Line Architectures. 4.3 Magnet Across Architectures. 4.4 Conclusion And Comparison Of The Coupling Architectures. 5 Experimental Verification Of The Simulation Models. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Magnet In-Line Architecture. 5.3 Magnet Across Architecture. 5.4 Conclusions. 6 Coil Topology Optimization For Transducers Based On Cylindrical Magnets. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Formulation Strategy. 6.3 Results Of The Topology Optimization. 7 Application Oriented Design Of A Prototype Vibration Transducer. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Basis For The Development. 7.3 Optimization Of The Prototype Electromagnetic Coupling Architecture. 7.4 Resonator Design. 7.5 Prototype Assembling And Performance. 7.6 Conclusions. 8 Conclusions. 8.1 Overview Of Main Findings. 8.2 Suggestions For Further Work. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Preliminary Investigations. Non-resonant vibration transducer. Low frequency tunable transducer. Bibliography.