WO2006121818A3 - Dielectric elastomer fiber transducers - Google Patents

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WO2006121818A3
WO2006121818A3 PCT/US2006/017309 US2006017309W WO2006121818A3 WO 2006121818 A3 WO2006121818 A3 WO 2006121818A3 US 2006017309 W US2006017309 W US 2006017309W WO 2006121818 A3 WO2006121818 A3 WO 2006121818A3
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dielectric elastomer
elastomer fiber
polymer fibers
electroactive polymer
transducers
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Icaza Rivera Rodrigo Alvarez
Sanches Juan Manuel Alvarez
Kevin Chalgren Galloway
Howard Scott Katzenberg
Rahul Kothari
John Vernon Arthur
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Icaza Rivera Rodrigo Alvarez
Sanches Juan Manuel Alvarez
Kevin Chalgren Galloway
Howard Scott Katzenberg
Rahul Kothari
John Vernon Arthur
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N11/00—Generators or motors not provided for elsewhere; Alleged perpetua mobilia obtained by electric or magnetic means
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    • H02N—ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H02N11/00—Generators or motors not provided for elsewhere; Alleged perpetua mobilia obtained by electric or magnetic means
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    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/20—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
    • H10N30/206—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators using only longitudinal or thickness displacement, e.g. d33 or d31 type devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/30—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with mechanical input and electrical output, e.g. functioning as generators or sensors
    • H10N30/302—Sensors
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    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/60—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices having a coaxial cable structure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/80—Constructional details
    • H10N30/87—Electrodes or interconnections, e.g. leads or terminals
    • H10N30/877—Conductive materials
    • H10N30/878—Conductive materials the principal material being non-metallic, e.g. oxide or carbon based
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S310/00—Electrical generator or motor structure
    • Y10S310/80—Piezoelectric polymers, e.g. PVDF

Abstract

Disclosed are electroactive polymer fibers (100), processes of preparing electroactive polymer fibers (100), and devices (114) containing electroactive polymer fibers(100). Devices (114) can be used as actuators and sensors, generators and transducers. Applications include inter alia artificial muscles, prosthetics and robotics.
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