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This study aims to develop a durability test procedure for vibration-based energy harvesters in the frequency domain. First, we investigated the vibration environment of a structure on which an energy harvester may be installed and determined the level and frequency range of the power spectral density (PSD) exerted on the energy harvester. Consequently, we developed a test procedure, which is composed of the PSD and sinusoidal sweep loads. The test system was built using a vibration exciter, data acquisition unit, and LabView-based control software. Using the developed test system, durability performance tests for two types of energy harvesters were performed according to the established test procedure.
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Jin, JW., Kang, KW. & Kim, JH. Development of durability test procedure of vibration-based energy harvester in railway vehicle. Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech. 2, 353–358 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40684-015-0043-6
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