This paper presents a summary of recent progress towards the development and upscaling
of an emerging class of electrostatic power take-off (PTO) systems for wave energy …

This paper compares the performance of commercially available membranes made of
styrenic rubber, natural rubber and acrylic elastomer for dielectric elastomer transducers …

Dielectric elastomers are smart materials that can be used to conceive solid-state
electromechanical transducers such as actuators, sensors, and generators. Dielectric …

The ongoing climate crisis requires innovative methods to maximize renewable and
sustainable energy resources. There have been advancements in harvesting energy from …

This paper introduces a fabrication method and the experimental characterization of a soft
polymeric energy converter manufactured using a combination of dielectric and conductive …

This paper introduces a model-based control strategy for a wave energy converter (WEC)
based on dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs), ie a device that can convert the energy of …

Abstract Octakis (2-carboxyethyl-thioethyl) silsesquioxane (T 8-COOH), a structurally well-
defined organo-functionalized nano-silica, was used as an addition in different percentages …

A series of polar silicones was synthesized in order to compare their dielectric properties.
Different substituents with high dipole moment (epoxy, pyridyl, aldehyde, cyano …

Interest in energy harvesting applications has increased a lot during recent years. This is
especially true for systems using electroactive materials like dielectric polymers or …

A ceramic material consisting in a zirconium dioxide-lead zirconate mixture has been
obtained by precipitation method, its composition being proved by wide angle X-ray powder …