论文信息 - Analysis and manufacture of an energy harvester based on a Mooney-Rivlin–type dielectric elastomer

Analysis and manufacture of an energy harvester based on a Mooney-Rivlin–type dielectric elastomer

We studied a typical failure model of a Mooney-Rivlin–type silicone energy harvester, illustrated the allowable area under equal-biaxial and unequal-biaxial conditions, calculated the energy generated in one cycle of an energy harvester, designed a new harvester, and conducted its primary tests. When the ratio between principal planar stretches p=1 (λ2=pλ1) and the material constant ratio k=0.1 (C2=kC1), the energy density generated by the harvester is 6.81 J/g. We think that these results can be used to facilitate the design and manufacture of dielectric elastomer energy harvesters.

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