Very high breakdown field strength for dielectric elastomer actuators quenched in dielectric liquid bath

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are prone to failure by pull-in instability. However, this work showed that DEAs, which were immersed in a silicone oil bath (Dow Corning Fluid 200 50cSt), can survive the pull-instability and operates beyond the pull-in voltage. Membrane DEAs (VHB 4905), which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: La, Thanh-Giang, Lau, Gih-Keong
Other Authors: Bar-Cohen, Yoseph
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101525
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18601