Consistent ocean wave energy harvesting using electroactive polymer (dielectric elastomer) artificial muscle generators

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 497-502

  Chiba, S ^a   Waki, M ^b   Wada, T ^c   Hirakawa, Y ^c   Masuda, K ^d   Ikoma, T ^d  

^a Chiba Science Institute   (Japan)

^b Wits Inc   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomers; Electroactive polymer artificial muscle; Wave power generator

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY HARVESTING; MUSCLE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLASTICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE; ENERGY OUTPUT; ENERGY TRANSDUCTION; OCEAN-WAVE ENERGY; SCALE MODELS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHTS; WAVE PERIOD; WAVE TANK;

WATER WAVES;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; OCEAN WAVE; POLYMER; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE POWER;

EID: 84871876556     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.10.052     Document Type: Article

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