Abstract
A way of energy harvesting technology from ocean power, e.g. tide, current, wave, breaking and vortex, using a flexible piezoelectric device (FPED) has been developed. The FPED consists of a piezoelectric material and an elastic substrate such as rubber, silicon and resin. The FPED can generate electric paper from ocean, wind and vibration energy. An ocean power generator of elastic floating unit with hanging structures (EFHAS) consisting of floating unit and hanging one using the FPEDs has been developed and the EFHAS could be a useful energy harvester as ocean power generator.
