Dr. Kangqi Fan is currently an associate professor in the School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, China. He received the Bachelor degree in Mechatronic Engineering in 2002, Master degree in Mechanical Manufacture and Automation in 2005, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 from Xidian University, respectively. Dr. Fan was with Kansas State University from 2011 to 2012 as a visiting scholar, and he held a temporary position in University of Alberta from 2014 to 2015 as a visiting professor. His research interests include micromechanics and contact mechanics, pretreatment technology for biofuel manufacturing, vibration energy harvesting, and biomechanical energy harvesting. His work has generated over 50 papers published in the top Journals, including Applied Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Applied Physics Letters, Energy, Renewable Energy, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Smart Materials and Structures, Physica A, etc.

Recruitment:

PhD Candidates majoring in Instrument Science and Technology 

Master Degree Candidates majoring in Instrument Science and Technology

Other information：

http://web.xidian.edu.cn/kqfan/index.html

2019+学术会议

1. An arc-shaped electromagnetic energy harvester for ultra-low frequency vibrations and swing motions. The 2019 SPIE Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XIII, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Oral presentation.

2. Ultra-low frequency mechanical energy harvesting and its applications. Organized by National Science Foundation of China, Nanning. Invited Talk.

3. Investigation of two-degree-of-freedom cylindrical electromagnetic energy harvesters. The 2nd International Conference on Modeling in Mechanics and Materials, Suzhou, Invited Talk.

Selected Journal Papers:

23. Fan Kangqi, Tan Qinxue, Liu Haiyan, Cai Meiling, Qu Hengheng. Harvesting energy from twisting vibration of a rotor suspended by a piece of string. Smart Materials and Structures (Letter), Online.

22. Fan Kangqi, Zhang Yiwei, Liu Haiyan, Cai Meiling, Tan Qinxue. A nonlinear two-degree-of-freedom electromagnetic energy harvester for ultra-low frequency vibrations and human body motions. Renewable Energy, 2019, 138: 292-302.

21. Fan Kangqi, Cai Meiling, Liu Haiyan, Zhang Yiwei. Capturing energy from ultra-low frequency vibrations and human motion through a monostable electromagnetic energy harvester. Energy, 2019, 169: 356-368.

20. Fan Kangqi, Tan Qinxue, Liu Haiyan, Zhang Yiwei, Cai Meiling. Improved energy harvesting from low-frequency small excitations through a monostable piezoelectric energy harvester. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019, 117: 594-608.

19. Fan Kangqi, Tan Qinxue, Liu Haiyan, Zhu Yingmin, Wang Weidong, Zhang Daxing. Hybrid piezoelectric-electromagnetic energy harvester for scavenging energy from low-frequency excitations. Smart Materials and Structures, 2018, 27: 085001.

18. Fan Kangqi, Liu Shaohua, Liu Haiyan, Zhu Yingmin, Wang Weidong, Zhang Daxing. Scavenging energy from ultra-low frequency mechanical excitations through a bi-directional hybrid energy harvester. Applied Energy, 2018, 216: 8-20.

17. Fan Kangqi, Tan Qinxue, Zhang Yiwei, Liu Shaohua, Cai Meiling, Zhu Yingmin. A monostable piezoelectric energy harvester for broadband low-level excitations. Applied Physics Letters, 2018, 112: 123901.

16. Fan Kangqi, Liu Zhaohui, Liu Haiyan, Wang Liansong, Zhu Yingmin, Yu Bo. Scavenging energy from human walking through a shoe-mounted piezoelectric harvester. Applied Physics Letters, 2017, 110: 143902.

15. Fan Kangqi, Liu Zhaohui, Wang Liansong, Yu Bo. Shoe-mounted piezoelectric energy harvester for collecting energy from human walking. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2017, 25(5): 1272-1280.

14. Fan Kangqi, Wang Liansong, Zhu Yingmin, Liu Zhaohui, Yu Bo. Performance of a multi-purpose piezoelectric energy harvester. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2017, 30: 1741007

13. Fan Kangqi, Yu Bo, Zhu Yingmin, Liu Zhaohui, Wang Liansong. Scavenging energy from the motion of human lower limbs via a piezoelectric energy harvester. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2017, 30: 1741011.

12. Fan Kangqi, Pedrycz Witold. Evolution of public opinions in closed societies influenced by broadcast media. Physica A, 2017, 472: 53~66.

11. Fan Kangqi, Witold Pedrycz. Opinion evolution influenced by informed agents. Physica A, 2016,462:431-441.

10. Fan Kangqi, Chang Jianwei, Witold Pedrycz, Liu Zhaohui, Zhu Yingmin. A nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester for various mechanical motions. Applied Physics Letters, 2015, 106: 223902. (SCI: 000355924700055)

9. Fan Kangqi, Chang Jianwei, Chao Fengbo. Witold Pedrycz.  Design and development of a multipurpose piezoelectric energy harvester. Energy Conversion and Management, 2015, 96: 430-439. (SCI: 000353729200040)

8. Fan Kangqi, Witold Pedrycz. Emergence and spread of extremist opinions. Physica A, 2015, 436: 87-97. (SCI: 000357704500007)

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6. Fan Kangqi, Xu Chunhui. Transient Charging Behavior of an Energy Harvesting System Using SSHI Interface. Integrated Ferroelectrics, 2014, 154(1): 1-13. (SCI: 000336495600001)

5. Fan Kangqi, Xu Chunhui, Wang Weidong, Fang Yang. Broadband energy harvesting via magnetic coupling between two movable magnets. Chinese Physics B, 2014, 23(8): 084501. (SCI: 000343875300030)

4. Fan Kangqi, Chao Fengbo, Zhang Jianguo, Wang Weidong, Che Xiaohuan. Design and experimental verification of a bi-directional nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester. Energy Conversion and Management, 2014, 86: 561-567. (SCI: 000340976900054)

3. Kangqi Fan, Zhengfeng Ming, Chunhui Xu, Fengbo Chao. The dynamic characteristics of harvesting energy from mechanical vibration via piezoelectric conversion, Chinese Physics B, 2013, 22(10): 104502. (SCI: 000326616700049)

2. Kangqi Fan, Pengfei Zhang, Zhijian Pei. An assessment modelfor collecting and transporting cellulosic biomass, Renewable Energy, 2013, 50(2): 786-794. (SCI: 000311865900094)

1. Fan Kangqi, Zhang Pengfei, PeiZ J. Ultrasonic vibration-assisted pelletingof wheat straw: a predictive model for pellet density using response surface method. Biofuel, 2012, 3(3): 259-267. (EI: 20121915012275)