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Nonlinear dynamics of an asymmetric bistable energy harvester with an adjustable unilateral stopper

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Due to the broadband response and high sensitivity to low excitation levels, bistable energy harvesters (BEHs) have been viewed as an efficient method to overcome the shortcomings of linear energy harvesters only performing well near the resonant frequency. Previously, most strategies for performance enhancement of BEHs have been extensively discussed for systems with perfectly symmetric potentials. However, it is difficult to achieve a BEH with a perfectly symmetric potential due to practical constraints and previous investigations indicated that asymmetric potentials have a negative effect on the performance of BEH. Therefore, an adjustable unilateral stopper is introduced and positioned at the side with deeper potential well to broaden the response frequency band. Numerical simulations of bifurcation diagrams and maps of 0–1 test and output power indicate that the introduction of the stopper could enable the asymmetric BEH to realize interwell oscillation in a wider frequency range, and the performance are closely related to the collision gap, collision position, excitation frequency, as well as excitation levels. Regarding the basins of attraction, it is demonstrated that the stopper leads the system to achieve interwell oscillation with a high probability under certain excited conditions. Overall, this study provides a possible strategy for improving the performance of the asymmetric BEHs.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12202400, 52171193), High-level Foreign Expert Introduction Plan of Henan Province (HNGD2023001), and the Key Research Development and Promotion Project in Henan Province (Grant No. 232102240037, 242102221044, 242102241026), Scientific Research Team Plan of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics (23ZHTD01010), Key Scientific Research Projects of Henan Higher Education Institutions (24A130002), and Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for General Aviation.

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  1. School of Mechanics and Safety Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Jianhui Wang, Wei Wang, Zilin Li & Ronghan Wei

  2. Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for MEMS Manufacturing and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Jianhui Wang, Wei Wang, Zilin Li & Ronghan Wei

  3. School of Aero Engine, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou, 450046, China

    Shuangyan Liu

  4. School of Cyber Science and Engineering & Hanwei Institute of Internet of Things, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Ronghan Wei

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Wang, J., Wang, W., Liu, S. et al. Nonlinear dynamics of an asymmetric bistable energy harvester with an adjustable unilateral stopper. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 139, 540 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05345-2

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