Energy harvesting using dielectric elastomers

B Czech; C.L. van Kessel; P Bauer; JA Ferreira; A Wattez

doi:doi:10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606566

Energy harvesting using dielectric elastomers

B Czech, C.L. van Kessel, P Bauer, JA Ferreira, A Wattez

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

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Dielectric Elastomers are well known for there performance as actuators, but these materials can be used effectively as generators. Research on this field have received considerable attention lately, several prototypes were built like wavepower and human kinetic power generators. The focus of this paper is how the dielectric elastomer can be used as generator. The paper presents a dynamic model to calculate the capacitance of the electroactive polymer according to the external loading and investigates and compares several energy harvesting cycles based on the energy gain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference
Editors	S Mircevski, D Boroyevich
Place of Publication	Ohrid, Macedonia
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	18-23
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-7856-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/doi:10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606566
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	EPE-PEMC 2010, IEEE 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Ohrid, Macedonia - Ohrid, Macedonia Duration: 6 Sept 2010 → 8 Sept 2010

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Conference	EPE-PEMC 2010, IEEE 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Ohrid, Macedonia
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Czech, B, van Kessel, CL, Bauer, P, Ferreira, JA & Wattez, A 2010, Energy harvesting using dielectric elastomers. in S Mircevski & D Boroyevich (eds), 2010 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference. IEEE, Ohrid, Macedonia, pp. 18-23, EPE-PEMC 2010, IEEE 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, Ohrid, Macedonia, 6/09/10. https://doi.org/doi:10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606566

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