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June 3, 2026Sensors0 citationsOpen Access

Piezoelectric-Based Vibration Energy-Harvesting for Bladed Disks: Modeling and Comparative Performance Analysis of Interface Circuits

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FZFengling ZhangLWLve WangTDTieChun Ding

Key Points

  • This research aims to model piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting techniques for aircraft engine bladed disks and analyze circuit performance.
  • Established a multi-sector electromechanical coupled model to examine frequency splitting and mistuning effects.
  • Compared three interface circuit topologies: Standard Energy-Harvesting (SEH), Parallel Synchronized Switch Harvesting on Inductor (P-SSHI), and Double Synchronized Switch Harvesting (D-SSHI).
  • Conducted wideband spatial-spectral dynamic response and steady-state impedance matching analyses.
  • Synchronized switching circuits improved energy transmission via forced voltage inversion (exact metrics not provided).
  • D-SSHI topology showed significant advantages in peak power extraction and maintained a broad load-independent power plateau across wide impedance ranges.
  • Identified notable equivalent stiffness enhancement effects through electromechanical coupling.

Abstract

Focusing on the self-powering demand of aircraft engine bladed disks (blisks), this paper investigates piezoelectric vibration energy-harvesting modeling and non-linear circuit performance. A multi-sector electromechanical coupled model is established to analyze the frequency splitting and vibration localization induced by minor structural mistuning. By breaking the cyclic symmetry, mistuning severely concentrates vibration energy into a specific sector, providing a localized high-energy concentration region for optimal energy extraction. To enhance recovery efficiency and load adaptability, three interface circuit topologies—Standard Energy-Harvesting (SEH), Parallel Synchronized Switch Harvesting on Inductor (P-SSHI), and Double Synchronized Switch Harvesting (D-SSHI)—are comparatively analyzed. Through wideband spatial–spectral dynamic response and steady-state impedance matching analyses, the non-linear energy conversion and transfer mechanisms are systematically characterized. Results demonstrate that synchronized switching circuits significantly improve energy transmission via forced voltage inversion, accompanied by a notable equivalent stiffness enhancement effect induced by electromechanical coupling. Furthermore, the D-SSHI topology not only exhibits substantial advantages in peak power extraction, but also, owing to its internal LC energy decoupling mechanism, forms a broad load-independent power plateau across an extremely wide impedance range. This research provides robust theoretical foundations for designing highly resilient self-powered intelligent blades under extreme operating conditions.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc550dee9eb8c0dce6bc4https://doi.org/10.3390/s26113496
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