Harvesting Energy from waste heat

using pyro electric

 36.2% of the energy contained in raw

energy sources is useful.
57.8% is wasted mainly in the form
of heat.
The efficiency in transport sector is
only 20-30 %.

Energy Harvesting

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Water
Solar
Temperatu
re
Vibration

Energy Harvesting
Mechanisms

Piezoelectric energy harvesting

Electrostatic energy harvesting
Thermoelectric energy harvesting
Photonic energy harvesting
Pyro electric energy harvesting

Piezoelectric
Piezoelectricity is the
ability of certain
materials to produce a
voltage when
subjected to
mechanical stress.
Piezoelectric materials
also show the opposite
effect, where
application of an
electrical field creates
mechanical stress (size
modification) in the

The Piezoelectric Effect

the ability of certain materials to
generate an electric charge in
response to applied mechanical
stress or vice versa.

PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT

Sound waves striking a PZ material

produce an electrical signal

Can be used to detect sound (and

echoes)!

REVERSE PIEZOELECTRIC
EFFECT

Applying an electrical signal causes the

PZ element to vibrate

Produces a sound wave

Application of Piezoelectric
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Pyro electric
Pyro electric energy conversion offers
a novel and direct way to convert heat
into electricity

Pyro electric effect

The displacement of the atoms from
their equilibrium positions upon
heating and cooling results is a result
of the pyro electric effect.
Changes in temperature cause
proportional changes in the electric
displacement

Pyroelectricity
the ability of certain materials to
generate a temporaryvoltagewhen
they are heated or cooled.

Pyro electric material

The most important component in
pyroelectric energy conversion is the
pyroelectric material.

Performance of pyroelectric
materials
Large pyroelectric coefficient in order
to generate a large pyroelectric current
Large spontaneous polarization so that
more charges can be stored on the
materials surface to produce a large
pyroelectric current.
Large dielectric strength to enable
large applied electric field during the
Olsen cycle without breakdown.

 Small leakage current caused by electrical

conduction through the material that
reduces the energy density.
Short discharge time of the surface
charges in order to minimize cycle period
and to maximize power density.
Small heat capacity to enable rapid
isoelectric heating and cooling processes
of the Olsen cycle to maximize power
density.

Harvesting of waste heat using pyro

electric material

Conculsion
dealing with small-power energy
harvesting from heat, it can be
achieved using both thermoelectric
and pyroelectric effects
Temperature gradients are
necessary, which is just the main
difficulty of thermoelectric energy
harvesting. In case of pyroelectric
energy harvesting, a time varying
temperature is necessary.

 or instance, using a limited

temperature gradient due to the
limited heat exchange, a maximum
efficiency of 1.7% of Carnot
efficiency can be expected using a
thermoelectric module. On the
contrary, a pyroelectric device may
reach an efficiency up to 50% of
Carnot efficiency