TY  - JOUR
TT  - Miniaturized Model of a Macro Fiber Composite Piezoelectric Transducer Based Wind Tunnel and Its Optimization for Energy Harvesting
AU  - Demir, Funda
AU  - Anutgan, Mustafa
PY  - 2017
DA  - October
Y2  - 2017
JF  - International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies
JO  - IJEAT
PB  - İlker ÖRS
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2548-060X
SP  - 117
EP  - 121
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
KW  - MFC
KW  - Piezoelectric
KW  - Wind tunnel
N2  - In this study, wind energy has been used toinvestigate the voltage produced from macro fiber composite (MFC) piezoelectrictransducers at different conditions. Miniaturized model of a wind tunnel hasbeen designed and produced to measure and optimize its performance practicallyin the lab environment. The geometrical shape of this wind tunnel is arectangular prism with fiber glass side walls one of which includes small fanmotors as the source of wind. The wind speed reaching the piezoelectriccantilevers has been adjusted by the applied voltage on these fans. MFCtransducers are placed into this tunnel with different axes. The voltagesproduced by these active materials in different positions have been comparedand the proper placement of the material for the maximum electrical signaloutput has been determined. In addition, it has been aimed to increase theproduced voltage by attaching differently shaped polyurethane materials on theMFC piezoelectric transducer. After establishing the optimum conditions, thetotal produced voltage has been stored by the energy harvesting circuitry ofthis setup.
CR  - Funda Demir---
Karabuk University, Electronics Technology Department, 78050, Karabuk, Turkey
Tel: +90 370 433 6603, Fax: +90 370 433 6604, fundademir@karabuk.edu.tr
CR  - Mustafa Anutgan
1. Karabuk University, Faculty of Technology, Mechatronics Engineering Department, 78050, Karabuk, Turkey
Tel: +90 370 433 8210, Fax: +90 370 433 8204, mustafaanutgan@karabuk.edu.tr
2. Karabuk University, Thin Film Coatings Laboratory, Materials Research and Development Center (MARGEM), 78050, Karabuk, Turkey
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijeat/issue//309512
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/354541
ER  -