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A Review of the Tuned Mass Damper Inerter (TMDI) in Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control: Designs, Analysis and Applications

Xiaofang Kang^1,2,*, Qiwen Huang¹, Zongqin Wu¹, Jianjun Tang¹, Xueqin Jiang¹, Shancheng Lei³

1 School of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230601, China
2 Key Laboratory of Intelligent Underground Detection Technology, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230601, China
3 Chengnan College, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410015, China

* Corresponding Author: Xiaofang Kang. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Computer-Aided Uncertainty Modeling and Reliability Evaluation for Complex Engineering Structures)

Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2024, 139(3), 2361-2398. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2023.043936

Received 17 July 2023; Accepted 31 October 2023; Issue published 11 March 2024

Abstract

Tuned mass damper inerter (TMDI) is a device that couples traditional tuned mass dampers (TMD) with an inertial device. The inertial device produces resistance proportional to the relative acceleration at its two ends through its “inertial” constant. Due to its unique mechanical properties, TMDI has received widespread attention and application in the past twenty years. As different configurations are required in different practical situations, TMDI is still active in the research on vibration control and energy harvesting in structures. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research status of TMDI. This work first examines the generation and important vibration control characteristics of TMDI. Then, the energy harvesting performance of electromagnetic tuned mass damper inerter (EM-TMDI) is discussed. This work emphasizes the formation of a passive dynamic vibration absorber by coupling traditional TMD with inertial devices. This paper also summarizes the design and implementation of optimal vibration control and energy harvesting for TMDI. Furthermore, this paper details the applications of TMDI in the fields of bridges and building engineering. Finally, this paper summarizes the necessity of research on tuned mass-damper-inertia, the challenges faced currently, and future research directions, such as control of parameters in electromagnetic energy harvesting TMDI systems and low-cost TMDI.

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