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Dielectric Elastomers as Generators
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Balazs CZECH, Rick VAN KESSEL, Pavol BAUER, Jon Abraham FERREIRA |
| Abstract |
Dielectric elastomers used as generators have received considerable attention lately andseveral prototypes were built to demonstrate the process. The aim of the paper is to show how aninnovative energy harvesting cycle can be realized to use the DEs as an efficient generator. Itinvestigates the effects of (dis)charging instants, the current amplitude and how the parasitics of thematerial influences the energy gain and show what kind of trade-offs can be reached by selectingparameters carefully. Also an EAP emulator is introduced: it is able to implement a variable capacitorby a controllable power supply. It can be used for evaluating PTOs, tests, measurements; without thecomplexity, vulnerability and high price of the elastomer. |
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| Filename: | 0178-epe2011-full-16051032.pdf |
| Filesize: | 0.999 MB |
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Last modified 2012-01-26 by System |
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