Dielectric elastomers: generator mode fundamentals and applications

By Ron Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh, J. Eckerle, P. R. Jeuck, Seajin Oh, Qibing Pei, S. Stanford. SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2001

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Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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Dielectric Elastomer Generators: How Much Energy Can Be Converted? (2011, background): “Dielectric elastomer generators are being developed for both small-scale energy scavenging [9]–[11] and large-scale energy generation [12].”
Standards for dielectric elastomer transducers (2015, background): “An initial electrical energy stored into an elastomer film (either pre-stretched or not) is boosted up thanks to mechanically induced deformations (Pelrine et al 2001, Kornbluh et al. 2012).”
NONEQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS OF DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS (2011, background): “2008], energy harvesters [Pelrine et al., 2001; Koh et al., 2009], Braille displays [Bar-Cohen, 2009], bio-stimulation pads [Carpi et al.”
Stretch dependence of the electrical breakdown strength and dielectric constant of dielectric elastomers (2013, background): “In DEGs dielectric elastomers are employed as deformable capacitors by coating the elastomer with compliant electrodes.”
Increasing the performance of dielectric elastomer actuators: A review from the materials perspective (2015, background): “while measuring commercially available polymer matrix, such as acrylic (3M VHB 4905 and 4910) [65, 66, 68-73], natural rubber (NR) [66], PU [74] and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) [64] films.”
Self-priming dielectric elastomer generators (2010, methodology): “Pelrine et al reported a much higher experimental energy density of 400 mJ g−1 using a VHB4905/10 dielectric material, but their operating conditions were not specified [1].”
Comparison of energy harvesting systems for wireless sensor networks (2008, background): “A heel strike device based on electro-active polymers (EAPs) has been demonstrated which is capable of developing 0.8 J·step −1 , indicating a power of around 2 W at normal walking speed if fitted to both feet [84, 85 ] . The voltages generated by EAPs are generally high and so efficient conversion”
Electroactive polymer-based devices for e-textiles in biomedicine (2005, methodology): “4 J/g has been demonstrated [57], [195], [196].”
From boots to buoys: promises and challenges of dielectric elastomer energy harvesting (2011, background): “With regard to the latter effect, Pelrine et al.(5) showed the dramatic effect of prestrain on the performance of dielectric elastomers (specifically silicones and acrylics) as actuators.”