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Volume 7 Innovative Energy & Research
ISSN: 2576-1463 Advanced Energy Materials 2018
August 13-14, 2018
August 13-14, 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
20th International Conference on
Advanced Energy Materials and Research
Innov Ener Res 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2576-1463-C1-003
Numerical studies on the movement and structural stability of IPMC system operating in the ocean
environment
Dung Nguyen Viet and Vinh Nguyen Duy
Viettel R&D, Vietnam
It is a well-known fact that the ocean’s waves contain an infinite potential energy source which has resulted in the development
of a wide variety of offshore projects all over the world. In this research, we applied ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs)
to absorb the kinetic energy of the ocean waves to generate electricity. Experimental results showed that the IPMC materials
application has many advantages since they are soft and durable; as a result, they may faster respond to every wave’s parameters
such as frequency, amplitude, wavelength, etc. This paper shows a simulation model of the energy harvesting system based
on IPMC assembled in the ocean by using AQWA software within ANSYS Workbench. The simulation results focused on the
movement and the structural stability of the system design in the ocean wave environment to bring out the movement and
deformation of IPMC which affect directly to the power performance output. The experimental test under real sea condition
was also performed to analyse the electrical performance harvesting from IPMC system.