WO2003061107A3 - Dielectric actuator including conductive gap - Google Patents

Dielectric actuator including conductive gap Download PDF

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WO2003061107A3
WO2003061107A3 PCT/US2003/000896 US0300896W WO03061107A3 WO 2003061107 A3 WO2003061107 A3 WO 2003061107A3 US 0300896 W US0300896 W US 0300896W WO 03061107 A3 WO03061107 A3 WO 03061107A3
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actuator including
including conductive
conductive gap
dielectric actuator
space
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Matthew R Wilson
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Npoint Inc
Matthew R Wilson
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Publication of WO2003061107A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003061107A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N1/00—Electrostatic generators or motors using a solid moving electrostatic charge carrier
    • H02N1/002—Electrostatic motors
    • H02N1/004—Electrostatic motors in which a body is moved along a path due to interaction with an electric field travelling along the path
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H1/00—Contacts
    • H01H1/0094—Switches making use of nanoelectromechanical systems [NEMS]

Abstract

Disclosed is a capacitor-type actuator including two conductive plates (10, 10’) defining a space between them where one conductive plate (10’) is moveable and the other is not. A dielectric (12) is disposed in the space between the conductive plates (10, 10’) and adhered to the moveable plate (10’). An electrically conducting material (17), preferably a solid, is adhered to the non-moveable conductive plate (10) in the space between the two plates.
PCT/US2003/000896 2002-01-11 2003-01-10 Dielectric actuator including conductive gap WO2003061107A2 (en)

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JPH0340777A (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-02-21 Fujitsu Ltd Liquid electrode type electrostatic motor
US5552654A (en) * 1993-10-21 1996-09-03 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Electrostatic actuator

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JPH0340777A (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-02-21 Fujitsu Ltd Liquid electrode type electrostatic motor
US5552654A (en) * 1993-10-21 1996-09-03 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Electrostatic actuator

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