In the last decade, there has been a growing trend towards flexible body wave energy
converters (WECs) enabled by rubber-like elastomeric composite membrane structures that …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …

Certain polymers can be excited by electric, chemical, pneumatic, optical, or magnetic field
to change their shape or size. For convenience and practical actuation, using electrical …

Soft polymeric materials such as elastomers and hydrogels have played a significant role in
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …

A hybrid piezo-dielectric vibration energy harvester (PDVEH) with a self-priming circuit
(SPC) is proposed and explored in this paper for passive vibration energy harvesting without …

Dielectric elastomers (DEs), as a type of intelligent materials, have the characteristics of light
weight, high energy density, high conversion efficiency, and dam** effect, and thus can …

In order to enhance the performance of bistable energy harvesters with dielectric elastomers
(DEs) under ultra-low frequency vibrations, this paper proposes an asymmetric bistable …

A novel wind energy harvester is proposed and studied in this paper. The system contains a
vibro-impact (VI) dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) that can convert vibrational energy …

Mechanical energy harvesting transforms various forms of mechanical energy, including
ocean waves, wind, and human motions, into electrical energy, providing a viable solution to …