A novel method for piezoelectric energy harvesting from keyboard

Levent Beker; Ali Muhtaroglu; Haluk Külah

doi:10.1117/12.915121

27 March 2012 A novel method for piezoelectric energy harvesting from keyboard

Levent Beker, Ali Muhtaroglu, Haluk Külah

Proceedings Volume 8341, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012; 83412H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915121
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a novel method and apparatus for converting keystrokes to electrical energy using a resonant energy harvester, which can be coupled with keyboards. The state-of-the-art dome switch design is modified to excite the tip of the energy harvester beam. Piezoelectric transduction converts vibrations to electrical power. The energy harvester design is optimized to give highest voltage output under use conditions, and is fabricated. A close match is observed for the first natural frequency. When the piezoelectric energy harvester is excited at 7.62 Hz with tip excitation to emulate keyboard use, 16.95 μW of power is generated.

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Levent Beker, Ali Muhtaroglu, and Haluk Külah "A novel method for piezoelectric energy harvesting from keyboard", Proc. SPIE 8341, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2012, 83412H (27 March 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915121

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