Design and CFD Simulations of a Vortex-Induced Piezoelectric Energy Converter (VIPEC) for Underwater Environment

Design and CFD Simulations of a Vortex-Induced Piezoelectric Energy Converter (VIPEC) for Underwater Environment

A novel vortex-induced piezoelectric energy converter (VIPEC) is presented in this paper to harvest ocean kinetic energy in the underwater environment. The converter consists of a circular cylinder, a pivoted plate attached to the tail of the cylinder, several piezoelectric patches and a storage cir...

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Main Authors: Xinyu An, Baowei Song, Wenlong Tian, Congcong Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
ocean energy conversion
vortex-induced vibration
piezoelectric material
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
mooring cable
high Reynolds number flow
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/2/330

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