Frequency-domain trade-offs for dielectric elastomer generators

Plinio Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini; Jonathan Rossiter; Martin Homer

doi:10.1117/12.2260046

Frequency-domain trade-offs for dielectric elastomer generators

Plinio Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, Jonathan Rossiter, Martin Homer

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Abstract

Dielectric Elastomer Generators (DEGs) are an emerging energy harvesting technology based on a the cyclic stretching of a rubber-like membrane. However, most design processes do not take into account different excitation frequencies; thus limits the applicability studies since in real-world situations forcing frequency is not often constant. Through the use of a practical design scenario we use modeling and simulation to determine the material frequency response and, hence, carefully investigate the excitation frequencies that maximize the performance (power output, efficiency) of DEGs and the factors that influence it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2017
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Volume	10163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260046
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2017

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	10163
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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dielectric elastomer generators
Energy harvesting
Energy generation
Wave energy

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Frequency-domain trade-offs for dielectric elastomer generators. / Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, Plinio; Rossiter, Jonathan ; Homer, Martin.

Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2017. Vol. 10163 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2017. (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10163).

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