An integrated dielectric elastomer generator model

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 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

DESIGN TOOL; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL LOSS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLEXIBLE ELECTRODES; GENERATOR MODELS; HYPER ELASTIC; INHOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; OCEAN WAVES; OPPOSITE CHARGE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SELF-PRIMING; SPICE CIRCUIT SIMULATION; SYSTEM LEVELS; VARIABLE CAPACITOR;

ABAQUS; ACTUATORS; CAPACITANCE; CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEFORMATION; DIAPHRAGMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY HARVESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOSS PREVENTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; RUBBER; SPICE; WATER WAVES; WIND POWER;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 77953260057     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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