27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-9.7.4

EFFECT OF PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING ON THE RESPONSE OF A GENERATOR WING TO A TURBULENCE GUST

C. De Marqui Junior, M. J. Maria
Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil

Keywords: energy harvesting, piezoelectricity, finite element modeling, aeroelasticity

The investigation of effect of piezoelectric energy harvesting on the responses of a generator wing to a turbulence gust encounter is performed. The disturbance is based on the Dryden atmospheric turbulence model. Persistent vibrations and persistent electrical responses are expected. The piezoelectric shunt damping effect is also investigated.

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