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The need for wireless condition monitoring and control of hydraulic systems in an autonomous and battery‐free manner is attracting increasing attention in an effort to provide improved sensing functionality, monitoring of system health, and to avoid catastrophic failures. The potential to harvest energy from hydraulic pressure ripples and noise is particularly attractive since they inherently have a high energy intensity, which is associated with the hydraulic mean pressure and flow rate. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in hydraulic pressure energy harvesting, which includes the fundamentals of pressure ripples in hydraulic systems, the choice of electroactive materials and device structures, and the influence of the fluid–mechanical interface. In addition, novel approaches for improving the harvested energy and potential applications for the technology are discussed, and future research directions are proposed and outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Device architectures, electroactive materials, energy harvesting, hydraulic pressure ripples Hydraulic Pressure Ripple Energy Harvesting: Structures, Materials, and Applications (Adv. Keywords: device architectures; electroactive materials; energy harvesting; hydraulic pressure ripples EN device architectures electroactive materials energy harvesting hydraulic pressure ripples 1 1 1 03/06/22 20220303 NES 220303 B Hydraulic Pressure Energy b In article number 2103185, Chris R. Bowen and co-workers present a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in hydraulic pressure energy harvesting, which includes the fundamentals of pressure ripples in hydraulic systems, and the selection of electroactive materials and device structures. [Extracted from the article]