Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators

Plinio Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini; Gianluca Rizzello; Stefan Seelecke; Jonathan Rossiter; Martin Homer

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Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators

Plinio Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, Gianluca Rizzello, Stefan Seelecke, Jonathan Rossiter, Martin Homer

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Among the main issues with the implementation of Dielectric Elastomer Generators (DEGs) is the need for pre-charging to perform mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion. In cases when energy harvesting has to be performed in an environment with unpredictable characteristics (e.g., wind, waves, human walking), defining the best times for charge injection and energy extraction in a cycle is a non-trivial problem. In this paper, we present a novel Self-Sensing with Peak Detection (SSPD) method to control the charges on the material using capacitive self-sensing techniques, which defines an optimal cycle and requires no knowledge of the mechanical excitation amplitude or frequency. The effectiveness of the approach is proved by means of numerical simulations based on an highly accurate model of the DEG device.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of a meeting held 5-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA. At SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510616851
ISBN (Print)	9781510616844
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295355
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2018

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	10594
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, P., Rizzello, G., Seelecke, S., Rossiter, J., & Homer, M. (2018). Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators. In Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX: Proceedings of a meeting held 5-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA. At SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Article 105941J (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10594). Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295355

Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, Plinio ; Rizzello, Gianluca ; Seelecke, Stefan et al. / Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators. Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX: Proceedings of a meeting held 5-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA. At SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2018. (Proceedings of SPIE).

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Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, P, Rizzello, G, Seelecke, S, Rossiter, J & Homer, M 2018, Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators. in Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX: Proceedings of a meeting held 5-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA. At SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring., 105941J, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 10594, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2295355

Self-sensing for robust automatic charge management of dielectric elastomer generators. / Rodrigues De Oliveira Zanini, Plinio; Rizzello, Gianluca; Seelecke, Stefan et al.
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XX: Proceedings of a meeting held 5-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, USA. At SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2018. 105941J (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10594).

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