Harvesting vibration energy by employing piezoelectricity and electromagnetism

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dc.contributor.advisor Merabet, Adel, 1975-
dc.creator Embuldeniya, Ranjith, 1961-
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-01T16:10:28Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-01T16:10:28Z
dc.date.issued 2023-04-11
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31655
dc.description 1 online resource (141,16 unnumbered pages) : colour illustrations, charts (some colour), graphs (some colour)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-136).
dc.description.abstract Many energy technologies have their environmental footprint. However, energy from renewable sources does not. Venturing into green ways of producing energy is the order of the day. This project aims at generating energy from vibrations created in pedestrian movement through the joint application of piezoelectricity and electro-magnetism. Harvesting vibration energy through these two methods would be to harness what would otherwise be a largely unharnessed energy source. Piezoelectricity offers an advantage over other generation schemes by generating electricity “intrinsically,” obviating the need for moving parts and mechanical complexity. Electro-magnetism, on the other hand, does involve moving parts but is much less complex compared to other renewable energy technologies. This project dwells deeply into weighing the pros and cons of employing these two technologies and assessing whether, together, they would be a good contender to other existing renewable energy sources in the context of being a feasible micro-power generator. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Piezoelectricity
dc.subject.lcsh Electromagnetism
dc.subject.lcsh Renewable energy sources -- Industrial applications
dc.subject.lcsh Vibration -- Research
dc.subject.lcsh Clean energy
dc.title Harvesting vibration energy by employing piezoelectricity and electromagnetism en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Science in Applied Science
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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