I have an oscillating beam with a counterweight on it of about 1.5kg, driven by a pendulum (see diagram).
I would like to extract and measure the energy available from the beam’s reciprocating movement by using perhaps a load cell, piezo electric device or even a magnet moving in a solenoid and storing the energy in a capacitor/battery.
The mass on the left moves a vertical distance of about 2cm at a frequency of 2Hz.
The advice I am seeking is which method, or another, would be best suited to this task?
Thanks
I would like to extract and measure the energy available from the beam’s reciprocating movement by using perhaps a load cell, piezo electric device or even a magnet moving in a solenoid and storing the energy in a capacitor/battery.
The mass on the left moves a vertical distance of about 2cm at a frequency of 2Hz.
The advice I am seeking is which method, or another, would be best suited to this task?
Thanks