Vibration Power Harvesting and Its Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vibration power harvesting; ocean wave energy; magnetorheological (MR) materials; renewable energy
Interests: mechanical vibrations; linear systems and control; MEMS
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Dear Colleagues,
With the increasing demand for sustainable and self-powered systems, vibration power harvesting has emerged as a promising solution for energy generation from ambient mechanical vibrations. This technology enables the development of self-sustaining electronic devices and sensors for a wide range of applications, from structural health monitoring to biomedical implants, wireless sensor networks, and industrial IoT.
This Special Issue aims to present novel advancements, experimental results, and emerging trends in vibration power harvesting technologies. We seek high-quality original research papers that address key challenges and propose innovative solutions in energy harvesting, transducer design, material optimization, and system integration for efficient vibration-to-electricity conversion.
Areas relevant to vibration power harvesting and its applications include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and triboelectric energy harvesting;
- Hybrid energy harvesting systems;
- Nonlinear and broadband vibration energy harvesting;
- MEMS-based micro-energy harvesters;
- Optimization and control of energy harvesting systems;
- Application-specific vibration harvesting for IoT, biomedical, and industrial sectors;
- Energy storage and power management for self-powered systems;
- Computational modelling and experimental validation of harvesters;
- Structural integration and smart material-based harvesters;
- Scalability, environmental impacts, and real-world deployment.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers to showcase state-of-the-art advancements in vibration energy harvesting, bridging the gap between fundamental research, engineering innovations, and real-world applications.
We invite contributions from researchers and industry experts to advance the field of vibration power harvesting, ensuring its widespread adoption for sustainable and autonomous energy solutions.
Dr. Raju Ahamed
Dr. Kristoffer McKee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vibration energy harvesting
- piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and triboelectric harvesters
- hybrid and nonlinear energy harvesting
- smart materials for energy harvesting
- MEMS and micro-scale harvesters
- IoT and wireless sensor networks
- power management and storage
- structural health monitoring
- self-powered systems
- energy-efficient smart devices
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