简介:Thepotentialforharvestingenergyfromaflexibledeltawingusingapiezoelectricbimorphisexperimentallyinvestigated.Differentconfigurationsoftheproposedharvestingsystemweretestedinawindtunneloverabroadrangeofairspeeds.Inadditiontoevaluatingthelevelofharvestedpower,ananalysisisperformedtoextractcriticalaspectsfortherelationbetweenspeed,flexibility,geometryandthepotentialpowerthatcanbeharvestedfromaclamped,cantileveredflexibledeltawingatlowanglesofattackandlowspeeds.Thisanalysisprovidesaninsightintoparametersthatimpactenergyharvestingfromflexiblemembranesorelements.