"Piezoelectricity and Its Application in Civil Engineering": Seminar On

Seminar on
“Piezoelectricity And Its Application In

Civil Engineering”
Guided by,
Prof. Nirmal Borse. Shital pitambar ahire
Prof.(Civil engg dept.) Roll no . 1
Department of Civil Engineering

Gangamai Collage of Engineering Nagaon
Dhule (MS) 424 005 (India)
(2018-19)
Content
• Introduction
• History
• Working
• Materials
• Application
• Output Power
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Conclusion
• Reference
Introduction
Nowadays, most of the research in the energy field is to develop sources of
energy for future. With oil resources being over tapped and eventually
bound to end, it is time to find renewable sources of energy for the future.
Piezoelectric materials are being more and more studied as they turn out
to be very unusual materials with very specific and interesting properties.
. In fact, these materials have the ability to produce electrical energy from
mechanical energy, for example they can convert mechanical behavior like
vibrations into electricity. Such devices are commonly referred to as energy
harvesters and can be used in applications where outside power is
unavailable and batteries are not a feasible option While recent
experiments have shown that.
these materials could be used as power generators, the amount of energy

produced is still very low, hence the necessity to optimize them.
History
• The piezoelectric effect was discovered in 1880 by the bothers Pierre Curie
and Jacques Curie. They combined what they knew about pyroelectricity
and about structures of crystals to demonstrate the effect with tourmaline,
quartz, topaz, cane sugar and Rochelle salt. They found out that when a
mechanical stress was applied on these crystals, electricity was produced
and the voltage of these electrical charges was proportional to the stress.
• he converse effect however was discovered later by Gabriel Lippmann in
1881 through the mathematical aspect of the theory. These behaviors were
labeled the piezoelectric effect and the inverse piezoelectric effect,
respectively, from the Greek word piezein, meaning to press or squeeze.
Working
Basically, apply pressure on either

side of any ceramic material having
piezoelectric properties and generate
electricity.
As force on material increases the

voltage output increases Which is
directly proportional Stress.
Working of piezoelectric material
(a) (b)
• When pressure is applied as shown in (b), a potential
difference between charge is formed due to compression at one
side.
• Thus after releasing this force the electrons tries to gain their
original position resulting in flow of electron and generation of
voltage occur.
Materials
A material which converts mechanical energy to electrical energy and vice versa.
What does that mean: When you apply mechanical stress to a material by adding
pressure or bending, it will output an electrical signal.
Most piezoelectric material consist of ceramics with molecular compounds consisting

of: lead(Pb), titanium(Ti), etc.
 Vibrations caused from
machines in the gym.
 At workplaces,
piezoelectric crystal
are laid in the chairs for
storing energy.
 Utilizing the vibrations
in the vehicle like
clutches, gears etc.
 Series of crystals can be laid below the floor mats, tiles and
carpets.
 One footstep can only provide enough electrical current to light
two 60-watt bulbs for one second.
[source: Christian Science Monitor].
 When mob uses the dance floor, an enormous voltage is
generated.
 This energy is used to power the equipment of nightclubs.
 The output voltage obtained from a single
piezoelectric crystal is in millivolt (mV) range, which
is different for different crystals.
 And the wattage is in microwatt(µW) range.
 In order to achieve higher voltages, the piezoelectric

crystals can be arranged in series.
 Used to charge batteries for backup supplies or to
power low-power microprocessors.
Advantages
• This is a green solution for power generation.

• The centralization of power is minimized.
• Even the most untouched and remote areas can be electrified.
• Dependence of thermal electricity is minimized which in turn
save the nature.
• Reduces environmental pollution.
• Saves more money
•Maintenance of these is a bit difficult .
• Constant inspection are to be made.
• Can pick up stray voltages in connecting wires.
• Crystal is prone to crack if overstressed.
• May get affected by long use at high temperature.
CONCLUSION
• Piezoelectricity is a revolutionary source for “GREEN ENERGY”.
• Flexible piezoelectric materials are attractive for power harvesting applications
because of their ability to withstand large amounts of strain.
• Convert the ambient vibration energy surrounding them into electrical energy.
• Electrical energy can then be used to power other devices or stored for later use.
• This is an excellent alternative to reach the “INCRISING DEMAND OF
ELECTRICITY”.
• This technology is tested in “CALIFORNIA” and “ISRAEL” and approved
successfully.
• I concluded that it should be implemented in “INDIA” also to accelerate the
development.
REFRENCE
• Piezoelectric Roads: Energy Harvesting Method Using
Piezoelectric Technology, Ravjeet Kour1* and Ahmad Charif,
Engineering and Science, ON Campus Coventry University, UK
• International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and

Technology Vol. 2, Issue 4, April 2015, Mr.A.Adhithan, K.Vignesh,
M.Manikandan
• Piezoelectric Electric based energy harvesting” Nuthan Raju,

V. Karthik ,T.P Mohd Jaffar Ahmed Khan.

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these materials could be used as power generators, the amount of energy

Basically, apply pressure on either

As force on material increases the

Most piezoelectric material consist of ceramics with molecular compounds consisting

 In order to achieve higher voltages, the piezoelectric

• This is a green solution for power generation.

• International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and

• Piezoelectric Electric based energy harvesting” Nuthan Raju,

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