Scavenging energy from human motion with tubular dielectric polymer

Claire Jean-Mistral; Skandar Basrour

doi:10.1117/12.847771

9 April 2010 Scavenging energy from human motion with tubular dielectric polymer

Claire Jean-Mistral, Skandar Basrour

Proceedings Volume 7642, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010; 764209 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847771
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Scavenging energy from human motion is a challenge to supply low consumption systems for sport or medical applications. A promising solution is to use electroactive polymers and especially dielectric polymers to scavenge mechanical energy during walk. In this paper, we present a tubular dielectric generator which is the first step toward an integration of these structures into textiles. For a 10cm length and under a strain of 100%, the structure is able to scavenge 1.5μJ for a poling voltage of 200V and up to 40μJ for a poling voltage of 1000V. A 30cm length structure is finally compared to our previous planar structure, and the power management module for those structures is discussed.

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Claire Jean-Mistral and Skandar Basrour "Scavenging energy from human motion with tubular dielectric polymer", Proc. SPIE 7642, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2010, 764209 (9 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847771

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