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US 9,287,487 B2Granted
Textile-based stretchable energy generator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJi-hyun Bae, Jong Jin Park, Sang-hun Jeon, Burak Guzelturk
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Abstract
A textile-based stretchable energy generator is provided. The energy generator includes: flexible and stretchable first and second electrode substrates; and an energy generation layer, which is provided between the first and second electrode substrates and includes a dielectric elastomer for generating electrical energy from a transformation thereof.
Claims9
An energy generator comprising:
- a first electrode substrate which is flexible and stretchable;
- a second electrode substrate which is flexible and stretchable;
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- an energy generation layer disposed between the first electrode substrate and the second electrode substrate, wherein the energy generation layer comprises a dielectric elastomer, which generates electrical energy by transformation due to pressure and a piezoelectric material embedded in the dielectric elastomer,
- wherein the piezoelectric material comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of zinc oxide (ZnO), sodium niobium trioxide (NaNbO3), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and a PVDF copolymer derivative, and
- wherein each of the first electrode substrate and the second electrode substrate comprises a textile which is flexible and stretchable and an electrode layer coated on the textile.
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