Optimizing energy harvesting performance of cone dielectric elastomer generator based on VHB elastomer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104606
Abstract: Abstract Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) has been used to harvest energy from reciprocating mechanical motion due to its variable capacitance under tension, and thus it has attracted widespread attention in the last decade. In this… read more here.
Keywords: energy; elastomer; energy harvesting; cone ... See more keywords
Influence of interaction between the diffuser and rotor on energy harvesting performance of a micro-diffuser-augmented hydrokinetic turbine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106293
Abstract: Abstract A way to quantified diffuser-rotor interaction is presented for a micro-diffuser-augmented hydrokinetic turbine (MDAHT) base on the actuator disc theory (Jamieson, 2011). The large eddy simulation/Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes model (DES) for computational fluid dynamics were… read more here.
Keywords: turbine; harvesting performance; diffuser augmented; diffuser ... See more keywords
Trapping Ions to Enhance High-Field Energy Harvesting Performance by Filling Polar Macromolecular Dielectrics.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c11462
Abstract: In the quest for sustainable and renewable energy sources, researchers and engineers have explored innovative technologies to harvest energy from various environmental sources. Dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs) with high energy harvesting performance have been proven… read more here.
Keywords: trapping ions; high energy; energy; harvesting performance ... See more keywords
Designs for thermal harvesting with nonlinear coordinate transformation
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5027671
Abstract: In this paper a thermal concentrating design method was proposed based on the concept of generating function without knowing the needed coordinate transformation beforehand. The thermal harvesting performance was quantitatively characterized by heat concentrating efficiency… read more here.
Keywords: thermal harvesting; coordinate transformation; coordinate; harvesting performance ... See more keywords
Fully passive model-based numerical analysis of the trailing-edge flexibility of hydrofoil on energy harvesting performance
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0204772
Abstract: The oscillating hydrofoil, a device used for collecting environmentally friendly tidal energy, is the focus of the study. The flexibility of the hydrofoil's trailing edge can impact its surface pressure distribution, lift, and moment characteristics.… read more here.
Keywords: energy; harvesting performance; energy harvesting; fully passive ... See more keywords
Numerical investigation into wave energy harvesting performance of fish-finding buoy with inner vertical pendulum
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DOI: 10.1080/19942060.2025.2551573
Abstract: A fish-finding buoy (FFB) with an inner vertical pendulum is designed and manufactured to capture wave energy to power its global navigation satellite system (GNSS) module. To evaluate the energy harvesting performance of the FFB,… read more here.
Keywords: navigation; energy; pendulum; harvesting performance ... See more keywords
Dynamics of stochastically excited energy harvesting systems with impact
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DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01262-w
Abstract: Focusing on rigid impact (RI) and elastic impact (EI) vibratory energy harvesting systems with the excitation of Gaussian white noise, the stochastic response characteristics, and energy harvesting performance of the systems are presented and compared.… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting systems; impact; dynamics stochastically; harvesting performance ... See more keywords