LAPSE:2020.0913
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A Study of the Movement, Structural Stability, and Electrical Performance for Harvesting Ocean Kinetic Energy Based on IPMC Material
Vinh Nguyen Duy, Hyung-Man Kim
August 5, 2020
The movement of water in the oceans generates a vast store of kinetic energy, which has led to the development of a wide variety of offshore energy harvesters all over the world. In our energy harvester, we used ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) to convert the ocean energy into electricity. This paper presents a simulated model of an IPMC-based electrochemical kinetic energy harvesting system installed in the ocean and produced using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. The simulation processes focused on the movement and structural stability of the system design in the ocean for the protection of the IPMC module against possible damage, which would directly affect the power output. Furthermore, the experimental tests under real marine conditions were also studied to analyze the electrical harvesting performance of the IPMC system. These results showed that the use of IPMC materials has many advantages as they are soft and durable; as a result, they can respond faster to wave parameters such as frequency, amplitude, and wavelength.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, electrochemistry, energy harvesting, engineering, ocean kinetic energy, physical sciences, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
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Nguyen Duy V, Kim HM. A Study of the Movement, Structural Stability, and Electrical Performance for Harvesting Ocean Kinetic Energy Based on IPMC Material. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0913
Author Affiliations
Nguyen Duy V: Faculty of Vehicle and Energy Engineering, Phenikaa University, To Huu Street, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Kim HM: Department of Mechanical Engineering and High Safety Vehicle Core Technology Research Center, INJE University, 607 Eobang-Dong, Gimhae-si, Gyongsangnam-do 621-749, Korea
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Processes
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8
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6
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E641
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2020
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2020-05-27
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2227-9717
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