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Investigating the Potential of Singly Curved Thin Piezoelectric Transducers for Energy Harvesting and Structural Health Monitoring
Published on: November 14, 2025
Energy trapping in power transmission through an elastic plate by finite piezoelectric transducers
Zengtao Yang1, Jiashi Yang, Yuantai Hu
1Institute of Mechanics and Sensing Technology, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Abstract:
We study transmission of electric energy through an elastic plate by acoustic wave propagation and piezoelectric transducers. Our mechanics model consists of an elastic plate with finite piezoelectric patches on both sides of the plate. A theoretical analysis using the equations of elasticity and piezoelectricity is performed. Energy trapping that describes the confinement and localization of the vibration energy is examined.

