Piezoelectric-based electrical energy harvesting and storage methods and electronics for munitions

J. Rastegar; C. Pereira; M. Ervin; D. Feng

doi:10.1117/12.2045257

16 April 2014 Piezoelectric-based electrical energy harvesting and storage methods and electronics for munitions

J. Rastegar, C. Pereira, M. Ervin, D. Feng

Proceedings Volume 9059, Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies 2014; 905909 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045257
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Armament Research development Center (ARDEC) and the Army Research Laboratories in Adelphi, Maryland, and their small business collaborator (Omnitek Partners, LLC) have been developing alternatives to current reserve batteries for certain munitions applications. It is shown that using a novel passive method, efficiency of over 70 percent could be achieved in the transfer of generated electrical charges to appropriate selected storage mediums. The paper also describes the development of test-beds to simulate electrical charge generation of the energy harvesting power sources during the firing and the flight for use in the design and evaluation of the collection electronics.

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J. Rastegar, C. Pereira, M. Ervin, and D. Feng "Piezoelectric-based electrical energy harvesting and storage methods and electronics for munitions", Proc. SPIE 9059, Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies 2014, 905909 (16 April 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045257

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