Turning Good Vibrations into Energy

Ryan Harne, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the The Ohio State University's Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research, is leading a research project that proves random energies can produce vibrations that are useful for generating electricity. 

"In addition, we introduced massive amounts of noise, and found that the saturation phenomenon is very robust, and the voltage output reliable.  That wasn't known before," Harne said. 

The research is published in a recent issue of the Journal of Sound and Vibration.

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