Time response properties on deformation velocity for a solid polymer electrolyte sensor

Issue title: Selected Papers from the 15th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2011)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Otsuki, Manabu^{a; *} | Okuyama, Takeshi^a | Tanaka, Mami^b

Affiliations: [a] Graduate school of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan | [b] Graduate school of Engineering, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Manabu Otsuki, Graduate school of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-04, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan. Tel.: +81 22 795 5879; Fax: +81 22 795 5879; E-mail: otsuki@rose. mech.tohoku.ac.jp

Abstract: This paper aims to clarify time response properties of a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) sensor. SPE film has been attracted attention in wide range of fields, and it is expected to be used as soft actuators and sensors. SPE film can reversely convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. Moreover, SPE film is lightweight, flexible, and has good workability and air-stable output. Although authors have been investigated output characteristics of an SPE sensor, time response properties of the sensor have not been inspected. In the paper, to reveal time response properties of the SPE sensor, the sensor output behaviors for several deformation velocities are measured and evaluated. Maximum voltages in the transient response and output attenuations for constant deformation are analyzed. Results show that the attenuation characteristics depend on the sensor deformation velocity, and maximum voltages in the transient response are independent of deformation velocities.

Keywords: Solid polymer electrolyte, sensor, time response, measurement

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2012-1579

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 39, no. 1-4, pp. 1063-1068, 2012