Publications [#198932] of Brian P. Mann

Papers Published

1. Mann, B. P. and Owens, B. A., Investigations of a nonlinear energy harvester with a bistable potential well, JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION, vol. 329 no. 9 (April, 2010), pp. 1215-1226, ISSN 0022-460X [doi]
   (last updated on 2011/12/09)

   Abstract:
   This paper investigates a nonlinear energy harvester that uses magnetic interactions to create an inertial generator with a bistable potential well. The motivating hypothesis for this work was that nonlinear behavior could be used to improve the performance of an energy harvester by broadening its frequency response. Theoretical investigations study the harvester's response when directly powering an electrical load. Both theoretical and experimental tests show that the potential well escape phenomenon can be used to broaden the frequency response of an energy harvester. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.