Self-priming dielectric elastomer generators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  McKay, Thomas ^a   O'Brien, Benjamin ^a   Calius, Emilio ^b   Anderson, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY POWER; CHARGE LOSS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SOURCE; HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS; SELF-PRIMING; SYSTEM COSTS; SYSTEM LOSS;

COST REDUCTION;

RUBBER;

EID: 77951226586     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/5/055025     Document Type: Article

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