Issue 8, 2016

Dissipative performance of dielectric elastomers under various voltage waveforms

Abstract

The actuation performance of dielectric elastomers (DEs) is affected by dissipation. In the present article, an analytical model is developed to investigate the dissipative performance of DEs by considering viscoelasticity and leakage current. Various voltage waveforms, such as DC voltage, square voltage, stepwise DC voltage, ramp voltage, sawtooth voltage, and triangular voltage, were applied to explore the dissipative performance of DEs. The DEs with diverse moduli and viscoelasticity intensities were also analyzed by comparing the different dissipative performances. Numerical calculations were employed to evaluate the dissipative behavior of DEs. When the value of the applied voltage is maintained invariable, the stretch gradually creeps, and the total current from the battery and the leakage current approach each other eventually. When the applied voltage varies linearly, the stretch deforms dramatically, and then the total current from the battery is much larger than the leakage current.

Graphical abstract: Dissipative performance of dielectric elastomers under various voltage waveforms

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Oct 2015
Accepted
05 Jan 2016
First published
05 Jan 2016

Soft Matter, 2016,12, 2348-2356

Dissipative performance of dielectric elastomers under various voltage waveforms

J. Zhang, B. Li, H. Chen and Q. Pei, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 2348 DOI: 10.1039/C5SM02634B

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