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Effect of temperature on electromechanical instability of dielectric elastomers

  • Junjie Sheng
  • , Hualing Chen
  • , Bo Li
  • , Yongquan Wang
  • , Junhua Qiang
  • State Key Laboratory of Strength and Vibration for Mechanical Structures
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

The electromechanical behavior of dielectric elastomer is strongly affected by the temperature. Very few models accounting for the effects of temperature exist in the literature. A recent experiment showed that the variation of dielectric constant of the most widely used dielectric elastomer (VHB 4910, 3M) according to temperature is relatively significant. In this paper, we develop a thermodynamic model to study the influence of temperature on the instability in dielectric elastomer by involving deformation and temperature-dependent dielectric constant. The results indicate that the increase of temperature could improve the actuation stress and the electromechanical instability of the elastomer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, EAPAD 2012
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819489975
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventSPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 12 Mar 201215 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8340
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSPIE Electroactive Polymers Actuators and Devices Conference, EAPAD 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period12/03/1215/03/12

Keywords

  • dielectric constant
  • Dielectric elastomer
  • electromechanical instability
  • temperature

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