Open AccessA Review of Dielectric Elastomer Generator Systems
Author(s) -
Moretti Giacomo,
Rosset Samuel,
Vertechy Rocco,
Anderson Iain,
Fontana Marco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-4567
DOI - 10.1002/aisy.202070103
Subject(s) - elastomer , dielectric , generator (circuit theory) , dielectric elastomers , materials science , electrical engineering , acoustics , engineering physics , composite material , physics , engineering , power (physics) , thermodynamics
Energy Harvesting A photo of the experimental small‐scale testing of an ocean wave energy converter based on dielectric elastomer generators is presented by Marco Fontana and co‐workers (article number 2000125 ). Four dielectric elastomer membranes (with only one of them active) are inflated/deformed by the wave motion thanks to an optimized hydrodynamic collector. Tests were conducted as part of a collaboration of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, University of Bologna, Reggio Calabria and Trento.