2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developement of dielectric elastomer generator with vibration detecting function
Project/Area Number |
16K14213
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery
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Research Institution | Nagoya University |
Principal Investigator |
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Research Collaborator |
Suzuoki Yasuo 愛知工業大学, 工学部電気学科, 教授 (10115587)
Takeyoshi Kato 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 教授 (90283465)
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 誘電エラストマー / 電気有効利用 / エネルギーハーベスト |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) has attracted considerable interest as energy harvesting devices that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Moreover, the DEG is expected to be used as vibration-powered generators for sensor power sources since the stretchable deformation of dielectric elastomer (DE) brings high energy density and wide vibration frequency range. However, the vibration-powered generator requires an external sensor for detecting the vibration phase. Thus, we have developed a power generation circuit and a vibration detection circuit necessary for making a DEG with vibration sensor function. We also developed a device that measured the change in electrostatic capacity of the stretched DE, and obtained a guideline for improving a DEG output.
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Free Research Field |
工学
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