Data for The response of a bistable energy harvester to different excitations : the harvesting efficiency and links with stochastic and vibrational resonances

Bistable mechanical oscillators have recently attracted the attention of researchers as they can be used to harvest energy within a wider band of frequencies. In this study, the response of a bistable harvester to different forms of ambient vibration is analysed.

In particular, harmonic noise, which has a narrow spectrum, similarly to harmonic signals, yet is stochastic, like broad-spectrum white noise, is considered. Links between bistable harvester responses and stochastic and vibrational resonance are explored.<br><br>Data record consists of a zip archive, organised into folders corresponding to the figures in the paper, and accompanying readme file. Each folder contains a file "comment.txt" with information relevant to each figure.