Energy harvesting technology based on moisture-responsive actuators
Luyu Yang, Lei Zhang, Dongping Sun
Abstract
The moisture-responsive actuator converts the hygroscopic swelling of a material into controllable mechanical motion, which can be used as a high-performance actuator component to harvest electrical energy from environmental moisture.
Topics & Concepts
ActuatorMoistureComponent (thermodynamics)Materials scienceEnergy harvestingWater contentEnvironmental scienceSwellingEnergy (signal processing)Process engineeringComposite materialEngineeringElectrical engineeringGeotechnical engineeringMathematicsPhysicsStatisticsThermodynamicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsDielectric materials and actuators