Shape memory alloy actuator
Patent
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OSTI ID:873922
- Knoxville, TN
An actuator for cycling between first and second positions includes a first shaped memory alloy (SMA) leg, a second SMA leg. At least one heating/cooling device is thermally connected to at least one of the legs, each heating/cooling device capable of simultaneously heating one leg while cooling the other leg. The heating/cooling devices can include thermoelectric and/or thermoionic elements.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6272857
- OSTI ID:
- 873922
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Multilayer Thermionic Refrigeration
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