{"product_id":"9780470682548","title":"Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePiezoelectric Energy Harvesting\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlper Erturk | Daniel J. Inman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Power Resources \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe transformation of vibrations into electric energy through the use of piezoelectric devices is an exciting and rapidly developing area of research with a widening range of applications constantly materialising. With \u003ci\u003ePiezoelectric Energy Harvesting\u003c\/i\u003e, world-leading researchers provide a timely and comprehensive coverage of the electromechanical modelling and applications of piezoelectric energy harvesters. They present principal modelling approaches, synthesizing fundamental material related to mechanical, aerospace, civil, electrical and materials engineering disciplines for vibration-based energy harvesting using piezoelectric transduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiezoelectric Energy Harvesting\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first comprehensive treatment of distributed-parameter electromechanical modelling for piezoelectric energy harvesting with extensive case studies including experimental validations, and is the first book to address modelling of various forms of excitation in piezoelectric energy harvesting, ranging from airflow excitation to moving loads, thus ensuring its relevance to engineers in fields as disparate as aerospace engineering and civil engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoverage includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalytical and approximate analytical distributed-parameter electromechanical models with illustrative theoretical case studies as well as extensive experimental validations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeveral problems of piezoelectric energy harvesting ranging from simple harmonic excitation to random vibrations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails of introducing and modelling piezoelectric coupling for various problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModelling and exploiting nonlinear dynamics for performance enhancement, supported with experimental verifications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications ranging from moving load excitation of slender bridges to airflow excitation of aeroelastic sections \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA review of standard nonlinear energy harvesting circuits with modelling aspects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlper Erturk\u003c\/b\u003e, Virginia Tech, USA, is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures at Virginia Tech. He has written 1 book chapter and over 30 articles in various international journals and conference proceedings. His recent article on distributed-parameter electromechanical modelling of piezoelectric energy harvesters published in the \u003ci\u003eASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics\u003c\/i\u003e remained the topmost downloaded article of the journal for several months in 2008. His research includes experimental aspects of piezoelectric energy harvesting not only for verification and validation of his models but also for new applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel J Inman\u003c\/b\u003e, Virginia Tech, USA, is the Director of the Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures and the G.R. Goodson Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He also holds the Brunel Chair in Intelligent Materials and Structures at the University of Bristol. Since 1980, he has published 8 books, 20 book chapters, over 225 journal papers and 432 proceedings papers, given 41 keynote or plenary lectures, graduated 47 Ph.D. students and supervised more than 75 MS degrees. He is currently Technical Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures\u003c\/i\u003e (1999-2004), Technical Editor of the \u003ci\u003eShock and Vibration Digest\u003c\/i\u003e (1998-2001), and Technical Editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eShock and Vibration\u003c\/i\u003e (1999-2004). He was awarded the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Life Time Achievement Award in 2003, and in 2007 he received the ASME Den Hartog Award for lifetime achievement in teaching and research in vibration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 May 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470682548\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380585984140,"sku":"9780470682548","price":152.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470682548_2af624b3-1efb-483b-bf01-626962bd60ca.jpg?v=1780105122","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470682548","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}