Adrien Badel

TL;DR: This technique, called synchronized switch harvesting (SSH), is derived from the synchronized switch damping (SSD), which is a nonlinear technique previously developed to address the problem of vibration damping on mechanical structures, results in a significant increase of the electromechanical conversion capability of piezoelectric materials.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparison between four vibration-powered generators designed to power standalone transducers is presented, based on a particular processing of the voltage delivered by the piezoelectric material, which enhances the electromechanical conversion.

TL;DR: In this article, a nonlinear approach to optimize the power flow of vibration-based piezoelectric energy-harvesting devices is presented, which maximizes the mechanical to electrical energy conversion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a new application of the synchronized switch harvesting on inductors (SSHI) which results in a significant increase of the electromechanical conversion capability of piezoelectric materials.

TL;DR: In this article, an enhancement of the synchronized switch damping technique on voltage source (SSDV) is presented, which allows fitting the mechanical braking force resulting from the SSDV process to the vibration level.