Soft capacitors for wave energy harvesting

被引：39

作者：

Ahnert, Karsten ^{[1
,2
]}

Abel, Markus ^{[1
,2
]}

Kollosche, Matthias ^{[1
]}

Jorgensen, Per Jorgen ^{[3
]}

Kofod, Guggi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Potsdam, Dept Phys & Astron, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany

[2] Ambrosys GmbH, D-14471 Potsdam, Germany

[3] UP Transfer GmbH, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY | 2011年 / 21卷 / 38期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1039/c1jm12454d

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Wave energy harvesting could be a substantial renewable energy source without impact on the global climate and ecology, yet practical attempts have struggled with the problems of wear and catastrophic failure. An innovative technology for ocean wave energy harvesting was recently proposed, based on the use of soft capacitors. This study presents a realistic theoretical and numerical model for the quantitative characterization of this harvesting method. Parameter regions with optimal behavior are found, and novel material descriptors are determined, which dramatically simplify analysis. The characteristics of currently available materials are evaluated, and found to merit a very conservative estimate of 10 years for raw material cost recovery.

引用

页码：14492 / 14497

页数：6

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