대한기계학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the KSME Conference)
- 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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- Pages.1433-1438
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- 2007
상 변화방식 마이크로 액츄에이터의 제조 및 성능에 관한 연구
The fabrication and characterization of a phase change type micro actuator
초록
Characteristics of a phase change type micro actuator have been studied. The micro actuator has been designed for a micro-pump in an active direct methanol fuel cell(DMFC), consisting of an actuating chamber, a membrane, an electric heater, and a sensor of resistance temperature detector (RTD). In the present study, researches have been focused on the response of the actuator to control algorithm of the heater. The experiments demonstrated that the displacement of the membrane increase with temperature variation which is a function of applied voltage, duty ratio, and operating frequency of heating. The results also showed that operation of the actuator with high voltage at small duty of heating is more efficient than the same power consumption of heating with low voltage at large duty.