New opportunites in electric generation using Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle (EPAM)

Nihon Enerugi Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 743-747

  Chiba, Seiki ^a   Perline, Ron ^a   Kornbluh, Roy ^a   Prahlad, Harsha ^a   Stanford, Soctt ^a   Eckerle, Joseph ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Electroactive polymers (EAP); EPAM; Generator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP); MECHANICAL ENERGY; POLYMER GENERATORS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 35948976142     PISSN: 09168753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3775/jie.86.743     Document Type: Review

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