WO2003093165A3 - Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation - Google Patents
Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2003093165A3 WO2003093165A3 PCT/US2003/011876 US0311876W WO03093165A3 WO 2003093165 A3 WO2003093165 A3 WO 2003093165A3 US 0311876 W US0311876 W US 0311876W WO 03093165 A3 WO03093165 A3 WO 03093165A3
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- actuator based
- electrical excitation
- selective electrical
- arm
- thermal micro
- Prior art date
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays
- H01H61/04—Electrothermal relays wherein the thermally-sensitive member is only heated directly
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B3/00—Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes
- B81B3/0018—Structures acting upon the moving or flexible element for transforming energy into mechanical movement or vice versa, i.e. actuators, sensors, generators
- B81B3/0024—Transducers for transforming thermal into mechanical energy or vice versa, e.g. thermal or bimorph actuators
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
- F01B29/00—Machines or engines with pertinent characteristics other than those provided for in preceding main groups
- F01B29/08—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines not otherwise provided for
- F01B29/10—Engines
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
- F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
- F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H02N10/00—Electric motors using thermal effects
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B81—MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY
- B81B—MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES
- B81B2201/00—Specific applications of microelectromechanical systems
- B81B2201/03—Microengines and actuators
- B81B2201/031—Thermal actuators
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G2250/00—Special cycles or special engines
- F02G2250/31—Nano- or microengines
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/0036—Switches making use of microelectromechanical systems [MEMS]
- H01H2001/0063—Switches making use of microelectromechanical systems [MEMS] having electrostatic latches, i.e. the activated position is kept by electrostatic forces other than the activation force
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays
- H01H2061/006—Micromechanical thermal relay
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H61/00—Electrothermal relays
- H01H2061/006—Micromechanical thermal relay
- H01H2061/008—Micromechanical actuator with a cold and a hot arm, coupled together at one end
Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
AU2003228562A AU2003228562A1 (en) | 2002-04-30 | 2003-04-17 | Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US10/137,771 | 2002-04-30 | ||
US10/137,771 US6739132B2 (en) | 2002-04-30 | 2002-04-30 | Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2003093165A2 WO2003093165A2 (en) | 2003-11-13 |
WO2003093165A3 true WO2003093165A3 (en) | 2004-04-08 |
Family
ID=29249758
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/US2003/011876 WO2003093165A2 (en) | 2002-04-30 | 2003-04-17 | Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US6739132B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2003228562A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2003093165A2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2002527272A (en) | 1998-10-16 | 2002-08-27 | シルバーブルック リサーチ プロプライエタリイ、リミテッド | Improvements on inkjet printers |
US7028474B2 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2006-04-18 | Silverbook Research Pty Ltd | Micro-electromechanical actuator with control logic circuitry |
US7480432B2 (en) * | 2006-02-28 | 2009-01-20 | Corning Incorporated | Glass-based micropositioning systems and methods |
GB0610392D0 (en) * | 2006-05-25 | 2006-07-05 | Univ Durham | Electro-mechanical actuator and apparatus incorporating such device |
US7724121B2 (en) * | 2006-09-07 | 2010-05-25 | Innovative Micro Technology | Singly attached MEMS thermal device and method of manufacture |
US8120133B2 (en) * | 2006-09-11 | 2012-02-21 | Alcatel Lucent | Micro-actuator and locking switch |
US20080197964A1 (en) * | 2007-02-21 | 2008-08-21 | Simpler Networks Inc. | Mems actuators and switches |
US8154378B2 (en) * | 2007-08-10 | 2012-04-10 | Alcatel Lucent | Thermal actuator for a MEMS-based relay switch |
US10018238B2 (en) | 2013-11-01 | 2018-07-10 | Sabanci University | Variable negative stiffness actuation |
US11011323B2 (en) | 2017-12-02 | 2021-05-18 | Bellutech Llc | Sensing devices, sensors, and methods for monitoring environmental conditions |
WO2019108889A1 (en) * | 2017-12-02 | 2019-06-06 | Bellutech Llc | Sensing devices, sensors, and methods for monitoring environmental conditions |
CN109756147B (en) * | 2018-12-13 | 2020-03-31 | 西安交通大学 | Electric actuating inchworm bionic structure based on liquid crystal elastic polymer and manufacturing process |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20010010488A1 (en) * | 1999-03-26 | 2001-08-02 | Minners R. Sjhon | Bistable micro-switch and method of manufacturing the same |
US6275325B1 (en) * | 2000-04-07 | 2001-08-14 | Microsoft Corporation | Thermally activated microelectromechanical systems actuator |
WO2002023574A1 (en) * | 2000-09-12 | 2002-03-21 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Direct acting vertical thermal actuator |
Family Cites Families (21)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4423401A (en) | 1982-07-21 | 1983-12-27 | Tektronix, Inc. | Thin-film electrothermal device |
US5347485A (en) | 1992-03-03 | 1994-09-13 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Magnetic thin film memory |
US5343422A (en) | 1993-02-23 | 1994-08-30 | International Business Machines Corporation | Nonvolatile magnetoresistive storage device using spin valve effect |
US5949707A (en) | 1996-09-06 | 1999-09-07 | Nonvolatile Electronics, Incorporated | Giant magnetoresistive effect memory cell |
US6275411B1 (en) | 1993-07-23 | 2001-08-14 | Nonvolatile Electronics, Incorporated | Spin dependent tunneling memory |
US6021065A (en) | 1996-09-06 | 2000-02-01 | Nonvolatile Electronics Incorporated | Spin dependent tunneling memory |
US5477482A (en) | 1993-10-01 | 1995-12-19 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Ultra high density, non-volatile ferromagnetic random access memory |
US5541868A (en) | 1995-02-21 | 1996-07-30 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Annular GMR-based memory element |
DE19701509C2 (en) | 1996-01-19 | 2003-08-21 | Fujitsu Ltd | magnetic sensors |
US5640343A (en) | 1996-03-18 | 1997-06-17 | International Business Machines Corporation | Magnetic memory array using magnetic tunnel junction devices in the memory cells |
US5650958A (en) | 1996-03-18 | 1997-07-22 | International Business Machines Corporation | Magnetic tunnel junctions with controlled magnetic response |
US5966322A (en) | 1996-09-06 | 1999-10-12 | Nonvolatile Electronics, Incorporated | Giant magnetoresistive effect memory cell |
US5734605A (en) | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-31 | Motorola, Inc. | Multi-layer magnetic tunneling junction memory cells |
US5994816A (en) | 1996-12-16 | 1999-11-30 | Mcnc | Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical devices and associated fabrication methods |
US5909078A (en) | 1996-12-16 | 1999-06-01 | Mcnc | Thermal arched beam microelectromechanical actuators |
AUPO794797A0 (en) | 1997-07-15 | 1997-08-07 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | A device (MEMS07) |
US6147900A (en) | 1997-11-06 | 2000-11-14 | Nonvolatile Electronics, Incorporated | Spin dependent tunneling memory |
US5959376A (en) | 1998-09-10 | 1999-09-28 | Sandia Corporation | Microelectromechanical reciprocating-tooth indexing apparatus |
US6211598B1 (en) * | 1999-09-13 | 2001-04-03 | Jds Uniphase Inc. | In-plane MEMS thermal actuator and associated fabrication methods |
US6485273B1 (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-11-26 | Mcnc | Distributed MEMS electrostatic pumping devices |
US6438954B1 (en) * | 2001-04-27 | 2002-08-27 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Multi-directional thermal actuator |
-
2002
- 2002-04-30 US US10/137,771 patent/US6739132B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
2003
- 2003-04-17 WO PCT/US2003/011876 patent/WO2003093165A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-04-17 AU AU2003228562A patent/AU2003228562A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20010010488A1 (en) * | 1999-03-26 | 2001-08-02 | Minners R. Sjhon | Bistable micro-switch and method of manufacturing the same |
US6275325B1 (en) * | 2000-04-07 | 2001-08-14 | Microsoft Corporation | Thermally activated microelectromechanical systems actuator |
WO2002023574A1 (en) * | 2000-09-12 | 2002-03-21 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Direct acting vertical thermal actuator |
Non-Patent Citations (3)
Title |
---|
HOFFMANN M ET AL: "Bistable micromechanical fiber-optic switches on silicon with thermal actuators", SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA S.A., LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 78, no. 1, January 1999 (1999-01-01), pages 28 - 35, XP004244577, ISSN: 0924-4247 * |
KOLESAR E S ET AL: "In-plane tip deflection and force achieved with asymmetrical polysilicon electrothermal microactuators", THIN SOLID FILMS, ELSEVIER-SEQUOIA S.A. LAUSANNE, CH, vol. 377-378, 1 December 2000 (2000-12-01), pages 719 - 726, XP004226779, ISSN: 0040-6090 * |
MATOBA H ET AL: "A bistable snapping microactuator", MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, 1994, MEMS '94, PROCEEDINGS, IEEE WORKSHOP ON OISO, JAPAN 25-28 JAN. 1994, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, PAGE(S) 45-50, ISBN: 0-7803-1833-1, XP010207742 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US20030200749A1 (en) | 2003-10-30 |
WO2003093165A2 (en) | 2003-11-13 |
US6739132B2 (en) | 2004-05-25 |
AU2003228562A1 (en) | 2003-11-17 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
WO2003093165A3 (en) | Thermal micro-actuator based on selective electrical excitation | |
CA2232425A1 (en) | Functionally gradient material and its use in a semiconductor circuit substrate | |
DE60126731D1 (en) | Micro device with thermal actuator | |
AU2001271904A1 (en) | Wafer chuck having with interleaved heating and cooling elements | |
DE69803804D1 (en) | METALLIC, ENAMELED AND IN THE ESSENTIAL FLAT HEAT EXCHANGER | |
DE69903699D1 (en) | Thermal insulation coating system and coating with a metal / metal oxide adhesive coating | |
WO2003050429A3 (en) | Shape memory alloy wrap spring clutch | |
AU2001253922A1 (en) | Fabrication of high current coated high temperature superconducting tapes | |
NO994512D0 (en) | Rotating actuator with high torque | |
AU2002367635A1 (en) | Semiconductor run-to-run control system with state and model parameter estimation | |
AU2002345781A1 (en) | Thick film heater integrated with low temperature components and method of making the same | |
ATE543240T1 (en) | COOLING ELEMENT | |
DE60234888D1 (en) | Hybrid equalizer with feedback and follow-up estimation | |
AU2003219775A1 (en) | Fluidics systems including magnetic or electric fields and methods of using the same | |
DE69803426D1 (en) | ALLOY WITH LOW THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT | |
GB2396868B (en) | Copper-indium based thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making the same | |
DE19982981T1 (en) | Micro power magnetometer | |
AU2001260896A1 (en) | A method of increasing the length of life of heating elements at low temperatures | |
AU2003212679A1 (en) | High-temperature ceramic heater with high efficiency and method for manufacturing the same | |
DE10343502A1 (en) | Forming thermally conducting connection between semiconducting module heat dissipation surface and cooling element, involves placing heat-conducting paste between heat dissipation surface and cooling element | |
DE50201108D1 (en) | ELECTRIC RESISTIVE COMPONENT | |
AU4283101A (en) | Cooling tube assembly and heat exchanger with the same | |
EP1260846A3 (en) | Efficient thermal activation optical switch and method of making the same | |
DE69904450T2 (en) | MANGANIC CHELATE WITH HIGH RELAXIVITY IN THE SERUM | |
DE10082422D2 (en) | Electromagnetic actuator with heat conducting agents |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AK | Designated states |
Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NO NZ OM PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW |
|
AL | Designated countries for regional patents |
Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG |
|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application | ||
122 | Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase | ||
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: JP |
|
WWW | Wipo information: withdrawn in national office |
Country of ref document: JP |