Piezoelectric energy harvesting systems

[Pablo]

Hello,
I am an student of Engineering and I come a cross of a doubt that I would like to investigate a bit more.
I would like some information or some directions to the right path for the following.

I would like to know how could I calculate the harvesting energy of an area for a piezoelectric system and the materials most common used with a higher rate of efficiency. Also any conversions rates or factor to take in consideration.

If there is any fundamentals papers that I must read and somebody could reference here will be very appreciate to know where to start reading about the materials and principles.

Really appreciate any help given!

Regards
Pablo

 

[anorlunda]

This article, and the references listed at the bottom of the article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_harvesting

There are also numerous threads on your question here on Physics Forums. Some of them are listed on the bottom of this page.