Electrostatic Repulsive Out-Of-Plane Actuator Using Conductive Substrate
A pseudo-three-layer electrostatic repulsive out-of-plane actuator is proposed. It combines the advantages of two-layer and three-layer repulsive actuators, i.e., fabrication requirements and fill factor. A theoretical model for the proposed actuator is developed and solved through the numerical calculation of Schwarz-Christoffel mapping. Theoretical and simulated results show that the pseudo-three-layer actuator offers higher performance than the two-layer and three-layer actuators with regard to the two most important characteristics of actuators, namely, driving force and theoretical stroke. Given that the pseudo-three-layer actuator structure is compatible with both the parallel-plate actuators and these two types of repulsive actuators, a 19-element two-layer repulsive actuated deformable mirror is operated in pseudo-three-layer electrical connection mode. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that the pseudo-three-layer mode produces a larger displacement of 0–4.5 μm for a dc driving voltage of 0–100 V, when compared with that in two-layer mode.
- Author (aut): Wang, Weimin
- Author (aut): Wang, Qiang
- Author (aut): Ren, Hao
- Author (aut): Ma, Wenying
- Author (aut): Qiu, Chuankai
- Author (aut): Chen, Zexiang
- Author (aut): Fan, Bin
- Contributor (ctb): Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering