• DocumentCode
    1651711
  • Title

    Innovative wave power generation system using electroactive polymer artificial muscles

  • Author

    Chiba, S. ; Waki, Masaki ; Kornbluh, R. ; Pelrine, R.

  • Author_Institution
    SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    As human population and the demands of better standards of life increase in the 21st century, a sudden surge in energy demand is predicted and the accompanying environmental problems will become a subject of discussion. The establishment of an energy system that uses renewable energy is attracting attention as a possible answer to these problems. This article presents a discussion on one energy harvesting method that has been the focus of attention recently: the generation system based on electroactive polymer artificial muscle (EPAM).
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; muscle; polymers; renewable energy sources; electroactive polymer artificial muscles; energy harvesting method; human population; life standard; renewable energy; wave power generation system; Capacitance; Dielectrics; Electrostatics; Milling machines; Muscles; Polymer films; Power generation; Turbines; Voltage; Water resources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS 2009 - EUROPE
  • Conference_Location
    Bremen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2522-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2523-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANSE.2009.5278346
  • Filename
    5278346