Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2011

Publication Title

International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology

Volume

1

Abstract

At present, a great deal of research effort has been directed to finding eco-friendly and renewable sources of energy. With the rising costs of crude oil and petroleum, along with the derogatory effects that they pose to the environment, this sort of approach is of utmost importance. This has also led to the search for alternate methods of transforming the various forms of energy into electrical form. Popular renewable energy sources such as hydropower, solar power and wind power require massive financial investments, give comparatively much lower power output, and have a low scale of efficiency. Nuclear power offers a cleaner source of energy, however, the cost involved in the setting up of nuclear power plants and its subsequent maintenance, along with the accompanying international political uproar involved outweigh its benefits. In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing the power of mechanical vibrations and pressure to generate electricity. Piezoelectric materials are by far, one of the most efficient transducer elements to accomplish this task. Over the last decade many piezoelectric elements, both natural and artificial, have been found. They have, however, been mostly used for applications with a low power generation, in the range of μW to mW. This paper presents a suggestion to expand the field of piezoelectricity generation to other areas for large scale electrical power generation. Many other methods are possible, and some of the promising ones are mentioned in this paper.

Issue

1

First Page

14

Last Page

19

ISSN

2221-8386

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