Design comparison of autonomous high voltage driving system for DEAP actuator

Author

Lina Huang ; Pittini, Riccardo ; Zhe Zhang ; Andersen, Michael A. E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

fYear

2014

fDate

5-8 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

1061

Lastpage

1066

Abstract

As a new type of smart material, the Dielectric Electro Active Polymer (DEAP) is introduced in terms of configuration, working principle and potential applications. The design of an autonomous high voltage driving system for DEAP actuator is investigated. The system configuration and the design methodology of a high voltage converter are discussed in detail. Based on the heating valve application, three different high voltage converter solutions have been proposed. The different proposals have been compared in terms of energy loss, volume and cost. Finally, the design selection suggestions are provided to be a reference for the future designers.

Keywords

electroactive polymer actuators; power convertors; valves; DEAP actuator; autonomous high-voltage driving system; design methodology; design selection; dielectric electroactive polymer; energy loss; heating valve application; high-voltage converter solution; smart material; system configuration; Actuators; Discharges (electric); Flyback transformers; Materials; Topology; Voltage control; Windings; DEAP actuator; autonomous; design comparison; driving system; high voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition (PEAC), 2014 International

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEAC.2014.7038007

Filename

7038007