Theoretical modeling of power harvested by piezo-cellular polymers

Abstract

In recent years, piezoelectric polymers have been widely used as smart materials. Electromechanical applications are currently focused on energy harvesting, including the development of autonomous device and modeling the power can be harvested by using this materials. The topic of this paper is studying the most important properties of piezo-cellular polymers in energy harvesting. The aim presents a theoretical model of the power harvested by using the piezo-cellular polymers. The theoretical model allows to determinate the power density based on cell morphology, thickness, the dielectric constant and the other factors.