Design Optimization of Low Power

Wind Belt Electric Generator

using Piezoelectric Transducer

Edmon O. Fernandez, Eliezer R. Gobres, August C. Thio-ac,

Mikko S. Jandumon, Clien Luis G. Ong, Rio B. Perez, Patrick G.
Ramos
Fossil fuels
Solar Wind

Water Geothermal
 Environment
 Industrial machines
 Structures
Wasted Energy
Electromagnetic Thermoelectic
Photovoltaic Piezoelectric

Energy Harvesters
Wind belt Energy Harvester
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To design an optimized wind belt
electric generator for low power
devices using piezoelectric
transducer.
• Design parameters
–belt material
–frame length
–belt length
–length of exposure of the piezoelectric
transducer (PZT)
METHODOLOGY
1
•Design Optimization

2
•Prototype Development

3
•Mathematical Modeling
Windbelt Design
Optimization

PZT Exposed
Belt Material Generator Run
Length
Determination Time Stability
Optimization

Frame Length Belt Length

Optimization Optimization
End
Tower Fan

Piezoelectric
Belt Transducer

Test Frame

Experimental Setup
 Belt Material
Determination
Commercially and locally
available materials
Scotch tape, Silk cloth
Aluminum tape, Garter
Electrical tape, Latex rubber

Design Prototype Mathematical

Optimization
Development Modeling
 Belt Material
Determination

Natural length – 350mm

Width – 200 mm
Wind speed – 3.2-4.4 m/s

Design Prototype Mathematical

Optimization
Development Modeling
 Optimum
Frame Length
Wooden frame with clamp lock
Variable length – 350-1050mm
Increment – 100 mm
Wind speed – 3.2-4.4 m/s

Design Prototype Mathematical

Optimization
Development Modeling
Optimum Belt
Length
Conducted for best belt material
and optimum frame length
Variable natural length – 200-950 mm
Increment – 50 mm

Design Prototype Mathematical

Optimization
Development Modeling
Optimum PZT
Length
Piezoelectric transducer (PZT)
Dimension – 70 x 50 x 0.58 mm
Output voltage – 30Vpp max
Output current – 3 mA max

Design Prototype Mathematical

Optimization
Development Modeling
 PZT Wind belt Charging Control
Switching Circuit
Harvester Circuit

Electrical
Load
Storage

Block diagram of the prototype

Design Optimization
Prototype Mathematical

Development
Modeling
 LTC 4071
PZT Wind belt Charging Control
Switching Circuit
Harvester Circuit

Electrical
LED Strip Load 3.7 Li-Ion
Storage

Block diagram of the prototype

Design Optimization
Prototype Mathematical

Development
Modeling
Sketch-up model of the prototype Actual tri-face prototype

Design Optimization
Prototype Mathematical

Development
Modeling
 y = B0 + B1X1 + B2X2 + B11X12 + B22X22 + B12X1X2

Bn are coefficients of the polynomial

X1 is the belt length in mm
X2 is the frame length in mm
y is the output voltage in Volts

Design Optimization Protype Development

Mathematical
Modeling
DATA AND RESULTS
Graph for the outputs voltage for all belt materials tested
Latex rubber material frame length at 25% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material frame length at 50% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material frame length at 75% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material frame length at 3.2 m/s wind speed
Latex rubber material belt length at 25% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material belt length at 50% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material belt length at 75% PZT exposure
Latex rubber material belt length at 3.2 m/s wind speed
Graph for the run time of the wind belt prototype
3D-Graph of the belt length and frame length versus the output voltage
y = 32561.13X2 – 32464.24X1 +282971.03X1X2 –
1836.62 –140709.62X12 – 142206.9 X22

X1 is the belt length in mm

X2 is the frame length in mm
y is the output voltage in Volts
 Summary of Optimized Parameters
Parameters Optimum Result
Piezoelectric Position 75% Exposure
Piezoelectric Optimum Application Time After 210 minutes of usage
Belt Material Latex Rubber
Belt Length 0.75 m
Frame Length 0.86 m
Average Output Voltage 6.4 V to 8.2 V
CONCLUSION
• The best material for the belt was identified
and its optimum length was obtained
experimentally.
• The length of the frame to which the belt was
elongated to for the aero-elastic flutter to
occur that produce the highest induced
voltage on the piezoelectric transducer was
also determined.
• Simultaneously, the optimum percentage
exposure of the PZT was also obtained.
• A multivariate quadratic mathematical model
was also formed via least squares regression
using Matlab.
THANK YOU!