Annotated Summary
Li, X., &
Strezov, V. (2014). Modelling piezoelectric energy harvesting potential in an
educational building. Energy Conversion and Management, 85,
435-442
Retrieved March 14,
2020, from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.05.096
Li & Strezov (2014) discusses the potential use of commercial piezoelectric energy harvester in a
central hub building at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. According to
the Li & Strezov (2014), the integration of alternative energy sources is of prime
importance, as a result of the increasing energy demand in the building sector.
This is due to the rise in population, enhancement of building services and
comfort levels, and the time spent inside buildings. Li & Strezov (2014) highlighted
that in recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the application
of indoor energy harvesting sources, believed to play an important role in
energy diversity and reliability. Li & Strezov (2014) stated that piezoelectricity
energy generation had garnered the most attention due to its ability to
directly convert any applied strain energy into usable electrical energy and
the ease that it could be integrated into a system. Li & Strezov (2014) conducted the research at a newly built library at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, where a
total of 1820 Pavegen tiles were installed to calculate the amount of energy
generated over a period of time. The research claims that a total of 1.1 MW
h/year is estimated to be harvested from the pedestrian crossing energy, with
the potential to increase to 9.9 MW h/year, approximately 0.5% of the
total energy usage of the library building.
The research journal
provides useful supporting information for our research project on the usage of
kinetic footfall tiles at high traffic areas. The journal elaborated on the
potential use of piezoelectric technology within the building sector, the ease
of integrating it into the system, as well as the estimation of energy that
could be harvested at areas with high traffic flow. With the implementation of
our project in the building sector, we will be able to satisfy the need of an
alternative energy sources and complement the use of piezoelectric technology. This
reinforces the desirability and viability aspect of our research project.
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ReplyDeleteHi Sharif very interesting article and definitely related to your project. Very interesting and looking forward to the kind of numbers you could produce if implemented in the correct areas! Although the article mentioned that the tiles could only supply 0.5% of the electrical consumption, i am pretty sure you could get anywhere from 10-30 percent in CBD or Singapore customs.
Good job!
Hi Sharif,
ReplyDeleteYour annotated summary was informative and well read. You managed to write it in a way where your points flowed well throughout. Good job on the in-text citations in your annotated summary as well. The concept of these tiles are truly promising indeed.
Hope to read more of your future writings.
Regards,
Thoufeek Ansari
Hi Sharif,
ReplyDeleteI found the article to be an interesting and informative read. Judging from the benefits of piezoelectric technology stated by the summary, I find that the technology does indeed have a great potential as a viable energy source.
I hope your team would be able to implement piezoelectric technology successfully, especially in high footfall areas.
Best regards,
Cen Wei