公开(公告)号：EP1512215A4

公开(公告)日：2007-09-05

申请号：EP03745165

申请日：2003-03-18

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT

Inventor： PELRINE RONALD E ,  KORNBLUH ROY DAVID ,  STANFORD SCOTT E ,  PEI QIBING ,  HEYDT RICHARD ,  ECKERLE JOSPEH S ,  HEIM JONATHAN R

IPC: F04B9/00 ,  A61M1/10 ,  A61M5/142 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A63H3/36 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B43/08 ,  F04B43/09 ,  F04B43/12 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F25B9/14 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/08 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H04R19/02 ,  H04R23/00 ,  H02N1/00 ,  H01L41/16

CPC classification number: A61M5/142 ,  A61M5/14212 ,  A61M5/14216 ,  A61M5/14224 ,  A61M5/14236 ,  A61M5/14276 ,  A61M2205/0283 ,  A63H3/365 ,  B60G2400/60 ,  B60G2401/11 ,  B60G2401/23 ,  B60G2500/20 ,  F01L2101/00 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F02G2243/52 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B35/045 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B43/043 ,  F04B43/08 ,  F04B43/084 ,  F04B43/09 ,  F04B43/095 ,  F04D33/00 ,  F05C2225/08 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16F15/005 ,  F25B9/14 ,  H02N11/006 ,  H04R19/02 ,  H04R23/00 ,  Y10S310/80

Abstract: The invention describes devices for performing thermodynamic work on a fluid, such as pumps (340), compressors and fans. The thermodynamic work may be used to provide a driving force for moving the fluid. Work performed on the fluid may be transmitted to other devices, such as a piston in a hydraulic actuation device. The devices may include one or more electroactive polymer transducers (341) with an electroactive polymer (341) that deflects in response to an application of an electric field. The electroactive polymer (341) may be used to perform thermodynamic work on the fluid. The devices may be designed to efficiently operate at a plurality of operating conditions, such as operating conditions that produce an acoustic signal above or below the human hearing range. The devices may be used in thermal control systems, such as refrigeration system, cooling systems and heating systems.

公开(公告)号：AT470984T

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：AT03719361

申请日：2003-03-05

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT

Inventor： HEIM JONATHON ,  PELRINE RONALD ,  KORNBLUH ROY ,  ECKERLE JOSEPH S ,  ROSENTHAL MARCUS ,  HEYDT RICHARD

IPC: H02N1/00 ,  A61M5/142 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F15D1/06 ,  F16K31/02 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/16

Abstract: The invention describes devices for controlling fluid flow (306), such as valves. The devices may include one or more electroactive polymer transducers (308, 309) with an electroactive polymer (308, 309) that deflects in response to an application of an electric field. The electroactive polymer (308, 309) may be in contact with a fluid where the deflection of the electroactive polymer (308, 309) may be used to change a characteristic of the fluid. Some of the characteristic of the fluid that may be changed include but not limited to, 1) a flow rate, 2) a flow direction, 3) a flow vorticity, 4) a flow momentum, 5) a flow mixing rate, 6) a flow turbulence rate, 7) a flow energy, 8) a flow thermodynamic property. The electroactive polymer (308, 309) may be a portion of a surface of a structure that is immersed in an external fluid flow, such as the surface of an airplane wing or the electroactive polymer (308, 309) may be a portion of a surface of a structure used in an internal flow (306), such as a bounding surface of a fluid conduit (300).

公开(公告)号：AU2003225913A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-08

申请号：AU2003225913

申请日：2003-03-18

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT ,  PELRINE RONALD E ,  KORNBLUH ROY DAVID ,  STANFORD SCOTT E ,  PEI QIBING

Inventor： ECKERLE JOSPEH S ,  HEIM JONATHAN R ,  PELRINE RONALD E ,  KORNBLUH ROY DAVID ,  STANFORD SCOTT E ,  PEI QIBING ,  HEYDT RICHARD

IPC: F04B9/00 ,  A61M1/10 ,  A61M5/142 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A63H3/36 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B43/08 ,  F04B43/09 ,  F04B43/12 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F25B9/14 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/08 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H04R19/02 ,  H04R23/00 ,  H02N1/00 ,  H01L41/16

Abstract: The invention describes devices for performing thermodynamic work on a fluid, such as pumps (340), compressors and fans. The thermodynamic work may be used to provide a driving force for moving the fluid. Work performed on the fluid may be transmitted to other devices, such as a piston in a hydraulic actuation device. The devices may include one or more electroactive polymer transducers (341) with an electroactive polymer (341) that deflects in response to an application of an electric field. The electroactive polymer (341) may be used to perform thermodynamic work on the fluid. The devices may be designed to efficiently operate at a plurality of operating conditions, such as operating conditions that produce an acoustic signal above or below the human hearing range. The devices may be used in thermal control systems, such as refrigeration system, cooling systems and heating systems.

公开(公告)号：DK1512215T3

公开(公告)日：2011-12-05

申请号：DK03745165

申请日：2003-03-18

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT

Inventor： STANFORD SCOTT E ,  PEI QIBING ,  HEYDT RICHARD ,  ECKERLE JOSEPH S ,  HEIM JONATHAN R ,  PELRINE RONALD E ,  KORNBLUH ROY DAVID

IPC: F04B9/00 ,  H02N1/00 ,  A61M1/10 ,  A61M5/142 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A63H3/36 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B43/08 ,  F04B43/09 ,  F04B43/12 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F25B9/14 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/08 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/16 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H04R19/02 ,  H04R23/00

公开(公告)号：ES2369532T3

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：ES03745165

申请日：2003-03-18

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT

Inventor： PELRINE RONALD ,  KORNBLUH ROY ,  STANFORD SCOTT ,  PEI QIBING ,  HEYDT RICHARD ,  ECKERLE JOSPEH ,  HEIM JONATHAN

IPC: H02N1/00 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/16

Abstract: Un dispositivo para llevar a cabo trabajo termodinámico en un fluido, comprendiendo el dispositivo: uno o más transductores (302), comprendiendo cada transductor (302) al menos dos electrodos y un polímero electroactivo en comunicación eléctrica con los al menos dos electrodos en el que una porción del polímero electroactivo está dispuesta para deformarse de una primera posición a una segunda posición en respuesta a un cambio en el campo eléctrico; y caracterizado por al menos una superficie (323) en contacto con un fluido y acoplada operativamente a los uno o más transductores (302) en la que la deformación de la porción del polímero electroactivo provoca que se imparta al fluido el trabajo termodinámico, y en la que el trabajo termodinámico es transmitido al fluido por medio de la susodicha superficie (323), superficie (323) que está separada del polímero electroactivo.

公开(公告)号：AT521128T

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：AT03745165

申请日：2003-03-18

Applicant: STANFORD RES INST INT

Inventor： PELRINE RONALD ,  KORNBLUH ROY ,  STANFORD SCOTT ,  PEI QIBING ,  HEYDT RICHARD ,  ECKERLE JOSEPH S ,  HEIM JONATHAN

IPC: F04B9/00 ,  H02N1/00 ,  A61M1/10 ,  A61M5/142 ,  A61M16/00 ,  A63H3/36 ,  F01L1/46 ,  F01L7/02 ,  F01L9/04 ,  F02G1/043 ,  F04B17/00 ,  F04B35/00 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B43/04 ,  F04B43/08 ,  F04B43/09 ,  F04B43/12 ,  F15C5/00 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F25B9/14 ,  H01L41/04 ,  H01L41/08 ,  H01L41/09 ,  H01L41/113 ,  H01L41/16 ,  H01L41/193 ,  H02N11/00 ,  H04R19/02 ,  H04R23/00

Abstract: The invention describes devices for performing thermodynamic work on a fluid, such as pumps (340), compressors and fans. The thermodynamic work may be used to provide a driving force for moving the fluid. Work performed on the fluid may be transmitted to other devices, such as a piston in a hydraulic actuation device. The devices may include one or more electroactive polymer transducers (341) with an electroactive polymer (341) that deflects in response to an application of an electric field. The electroactive polymer (341) may be used to perform thermodynamic work on the fluid. The devices may be designed to efficiently operate at a plurality of operating conditions, such as operating conditions that produce an acoustic signal above or below the human hearing range. The devices may be used in thermal control systems, such as refrigeration system, cooling systems and heating systems.