Ambient energy harvesting using electrostrictive polymer composite

Proceedings - 1st International Conference on Sensor Device Technologies and Applications, SENSORDEVICES 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 25-31

  Cottinet, Pierre Jean ^a   Guyomar, Daniel ^a   Guiffard, Benoit ^a   Lebrun, Laurent ^a   Putson, Chatchai ^b  

^a University de Lyon   (France)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electroactive polymer; Electrostrictive; Energy harvesting; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL GENERATORS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROSTRICTIVE; ELECTROSTRICTIVE POLYMERS; ENERGY CONVERTERS; LIFE SPAN; LOW POWER; MICROGENERATORS; NEW MATERIAL; NON-INTRUSIVE; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SMART MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SENSORS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 79951879379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSORDEVICES.2010.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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