Underwater energy harvesting from vibrations of annular ionic polymer metal composites

Youngsu Cha, Shervin Abdolhamidi, Maurizio Porfiri

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of energy harvesting from axisymmetric vibrations of annular ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs). We consider an in-house fabricated IPMC that is clamped at its inner radius to a moving base and is free at its outer radius. We propose a physics-based model for energy harvesting from underwater vibrations, in which the IPMC is described as a thin annular plate undergoing axisymmetric vibrations with an added mass due to the encompassing fluid. Experiments are performed to elucidate the effect of the shunting resistance and the excitation frequency on energy harvesting.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationActive and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2015
EditorsAlper Erturk, Wei-Hsin Liao, Gyuhae Park
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628415346
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventActive and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2015 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 2015 Mar 92015 Mar 12

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9431
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceActive and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period15/3/915/3/12

Keywords

  • Annular plate
  • Electroactive polymer
  • Energy harvesting
  • Fluid-structure interaction
  • Ionic polymer metal composite

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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