微機電與感測器的全球商機及技術革新

Magnetic Induction Micromachine—Part II:Fabrication and Testing



Abstract
This paper presents the realization of a magnetic induction machine. The development of this machine is part of an ongoing project to create high-power density electric microgenerators for use in portable-power applications. The results reported here focus on testing a first-generation nonlaminated electromagnetic actuator, a metrology device designed for exploring and characterizing the fabrication process and the operating behavior of the magnetic induction micromachine. Achieving high power density requires large electrical currents and magnetic fluxes, which necessitate thick, multilayered microstructures that are difficult to fabricate. The batch-fabrication schemes developed as part of this work are based on low-temperature micromolding that makes extensive use of various ultra-thick photoresists and electroplating of electrical conductors (Cu) and ferromagnetic materials (Ni-Fe 80%-20%), resulting in the successful fabrication of a multilayer two-phase planar stator and a planar rotor. To evaluate the performance of the complete machine (stator plus rotor), a 4-mm-diameter, 500- m-thick electroplated Ni-Fe rotor is tethered to a series of flexible structures that prevent it from making a complete revolution, but allow accurate torque performance extraction. The tethered induction micromotor studied here exhibits torque production as high as 4.8 N m.

利用厚光阻配合電鑄技術製作而成的微馬達,具有低電壓和高電流感應的優點。

FROM HERE
Florent Cros, Hur Koser,Mark G. Allen,, and Jeffrey H. Lang, "JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS", VOL. 15, NO. 2, APRIL 2006

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