Machine vibrations provide an opportunity to incorporate sustainable energy into industrial settings. This project took vibrational energy as a byproduct of a blender and converted it to electricity through the use of piezoelectric materials. The final prototype not only harvested electricity, but also successfully dampened excess vibrations to protect the machinery. Upon final testing, the prototype was able to charge a capacitor and generate 8 millivolts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kalka-Riffel, Allanah Jane
• Cloutier, Theresa Janene
• Patel, Kishan A
• Carlson, Laura R
• Pawlak, Kevin

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031519-140718

Advisor

• Savilonis, Brian James

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-03-15

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright