DOIAbstract
Wind energy is ubiquitous in both outdoor and indoor environments, yet small-scale energy harvesting aimed to harness power from wind with low speed (<10m/s) has received only limited attention. This thesis focuses on small-scale wind energy harvesting using smart structures with piezoelectric materials. An extensive literature survey on the state-of-the-art techniques of small scale wind energy harvesting is provided. The first documented comparative study of different tip cross-sections for small-scale wind energy harvesting based on galloping is presented, followed by a comparison study on analytical models. A two degree-of-freedom galloping piezoelectric energy harvester (GPEH) is proposed which successfully enhances the output power in...
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