Generation Of Electricity By Using Piezoelectric Transducer Using Mechanical Movements

Name and Enrolment No. of Students:

1) Akash P. Parikh (080250119025) 2) Neel P. Patel (080250119038) 3) Jay M. Shah (080250119052) 4) Hardik R. Sharma (080250119056)

Team Name:

Piezo Chargers

Name of Institute:

Indus Institute Of Technology & Engineering

Name of Guide (institute):

Mudit M. Saxena

Title of Project:
Generation Of Electricity By Using Piezoelectric Transducer

Using Mechanical Movements

Disciplinary/Inter-disciplinary:

Inter-disciplinary

Discipline:

Mechanical & Electrical

Problem Summary:

A deformation of the crystal structure (e.g.: squeezing it) will result in an electrical current. Changing the direction of deformation (e.g.: pulling it) will reverse the direction of the current. If the crystal structure is placed into an electrical field, it will deform by an amount proportional to the strength of the field. If the same structure is placed into an electrical field with the direction of the field reversed, the deformation will be opposite.

Detailed Description of Problem:

As the need of renewable sources of energy is rising due to conventional energy sources being on the brink of extinction, the concept of piezoelectricity is a promising alternative in nonconventional energy sources. The conversion of electrical pulses to mechanical vibrations and the conversion of returned mechanical vibrations back into electrical energy is the basic principle of piezoelectricity. The concept of piezoelectricity can be very well explained by following :

 Originally thought to be a property only of specific types of crystals like quartz and topaz, advances in materials science have resulted in the creation of polymers and ceramics that also show piezoelectric properties. The most common piezoelectric material currently in use is the man-made ceramic lead zirconate titanate, known as PZT. This material has the ability to provide twice the voltage of quartz under a given force. A piezoelectric transducer is the heart of piezoelectricity. A piezoelectric transducer is a device which transforms one type of energy to another by taking advantage of the piezoelectric properties of certain crystals or other materials.

 When a piezoelectric material is subjected to stress or force, it generates an electrical potential or voltage proportional to the magnitude of the force. This makes the piezoelectric transducer ideal as a converter of mechanical energy or force into electric potential. Piezoelectric transducers are simple, reliable, and very robust, and so find wide use in industry, medicine, and aero-space work.

Expected Outcome:

The piezoelectric effect can be very well utilised by combining the piezoelectric material with the day to day human motions (walking or running). The voltage generated by a piezoelectric transducer can be quite high, often in the thousands of volts, but is brief. However on continuous basis the voltage produced reduces which can be used for the small scale applications like charging the cellphone,gps tracking device,etc.