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エネルギ媒体が電荷である場合には、該導管として、可撓性および/または導電性を有するものを使用できる。
電気活性材料を備える変形体を含む発電機を、流体運動にさらす工程と、
該流体運動が、該変形体および該電気活性材料を変形させる工程と、
該変形体の少なくとも1つの動的応答を制御するために該電気活性材料を制御する工程と、
該変形に基づいて該電気活性材料によって発生した電流を抽出する工程と、を備える。
該変形体は、該変形体および/または前記導管の変形により、エネルギ媒体を動かすように構成されており、および、
該エネルギ媒体が、少なくとも1つの該変形体の動的応答を制御するために制御可能となっている。
エネルギ媒体を受け入れるように構成された少なくとも1つの導管を備え、少なくとも一部の変形により、該エネルギ媒体を駆動するように構成されている変形体を提供する工程と、
該変形体を流体運動にさらす工程と、
該変形体の少なくとも1つの動的応答を制御するために、該エネルギ媒体を制御する工程と、
前記流体運動により、該変形体の少なくとも一部を変形させて、エネルギ媒体を駆動する工程と、を備える。
加えて、前記チューブまたは電気活性ポリマ材料または導管壁は、可撓性を有するが非弾性のファイバを組み込んで、あらかじめ設定された1以上の大きさ内で膨張できるようにしてもよく、これにより、形状または反応を制御することが可能となる。このような保護物を組み込むことにより、従来よりも硬くて薄い材料を壁として使用することを可能とする。さらに、該ファイバ材料は、力の集積と抽出を改善するのに用いることもできる。適切なファイバ材料の選択により、チューブ24をダメージから保護することができる。
12 海水
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- 第1の流体の流体運動によって変形するように構成された変形体からなり、該変形体の変形は、エネルギ出力に伝達される、少なくとも1つのエネルギ媒体を駆動するように構成されており、かつ、該エネルギ媒体は、該変形体の少なくとも1つの動的応答を制御できるように、制御可能となっており、
前記変形体は、第2の流体を収容するための膨張性チューブからなり、該チューブは、少なくとも部分的に第1の流体内に配置可能に構成されており、該チューブの壁は、電気活性ポリマ材料または少なくとも1つの弾性を有する導管からなる、少なくとも1つの力変換器を備え、第1の流体または第2の流体からのエネルギを伝達する機能を有し、および/または、前記チューブ壁の弾性を効果的に変化させ、該チューブに沿って、膨張波または圧力波の伝播速度を変化させることができる、流体運動からエネルギを抽出するための装置。 - 前記力変換器は、第1の流体および/または第2の流体に、あるいは、第1の流体および/または第2の流体から、エネルギを伝達することができるように配置されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記力変換器は、前記チューブの上流側の端部で膨張波または圧力波を発生することができるように、該チューブの上流側の端部に配置されている、請求項1または2に記載の装置。
- 前記力変換器が、少なくとも1つの弾性を有する導管からなる、請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記力変換器が電気活性ポリマ材料からなる、請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記チューブが少なくとも1つのセンサを備えており、前記チューブ壁の弾性の制御が該センサから連続的なフィードバックに基づいている、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 第1の流体が第2の流体と同一である、請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記電気活性ポリマ材料は、該電気活性ポリマ材料の変形に応じて電流を発生させ、および/または、電流を受け取り、該電気活性ポリマ材料と前記変形体の動的応答を生じさせるように構成されている、請求項5に記載の装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの導管は、圧力制御手段を用いることにより圧力を掛けられるようになっており、これにより、該少なくとも1つの導管と前記変形体の動的応答が制御される、請求項4に記載の装置。
- 前記膨張性チューブは、流体を収容する流体キャビティを形成しており、該膨張性チューブの外面上に作用する力により、その内部の流体の圧力が変化し、これにより、該膨張性チューブと前記力変換器が変形する、請求項1〜9のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記膨張性チューブは、該膨張性チューブに対して作用する流体の力によって、該膨張性チューブにおいて膨張波が発生するように、構成されている、請求項1〜10のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 前記膨張性チューブの特性および/または大きさおよび/または形状が、反射波を最小化するように構成されている、請求項11に記載の装置。
- 前記変形体は、その内部に、膨張波の伝播を制御するための導波路を形成しており、該導波路は、反射波を生成および/または制御できるように、構成および/または制御可能にされており、特定周波数の膨張波を増幅させ、および/または、前記変形体の受動的なバンド幅を増加させることが可能である、請求項12のいずれかに記載の装置。
- 流体運動によって駆動装置に動力を供給する方法であって、
第1の流体の流体運動により変形されるように構成された変形体の変形により、エネルギ媒体が駆動し、エネルギがエネルギ出力に伝達されるようになっている変形体であって、第2の流体を収容するための膨張性チューブからなり、該チューブは、少なくとも部分的に第1の流体内に配置可能に構成されており、該チューブの壁は、電気活性ポリマ材料または少なくとも1つの弾性を有する導管からなる、少なくとも1つの力変換器を備え、第1の流体または第2の流体からのエネルギを伝達する機能を有し、および/または、前記チューブ壁の弾性を効果的に変化させ、該チューブに沿って、膨張波または圧力波の伝播速度を変化させることができるようになっている、変形体を提供する工程と、
該変形体を流体にさらす工程と、
該流体運動により該変形体を変形させ、前記エネルギ媒体を駆動する工程と、
該変形体の少なくとも1つの動的応答を制御するために、該エネルギ媒体を制御する工程と、
を備える、方法。
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