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ME-5814: Energy Harvesting

Description: Criterion of harvesting, identification of energy sources, theory of vibrations, PSD, measurement and analysis. Selection of materials for energy conversion, piezoelectric, electromagnetic, electrostrictive, magnetostrictive, magnetoelectric, dielectric elasomers, conducting polymers, metal-ceramic composites, electrets, electostatic, thermoelectric, photovoltaic. Design and characterization, modeling and fabrication of vibration, wind, thermal gradient, and light energy harvesters; resonance phenomenon, equivalent circuits and storage. Case studies for applications of industrial systems, surveillance, automobliles and the human body. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

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Course Hours: 3 credits

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Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 2

Average GPA: 3.95 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 92.50%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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