Variable capacitance with dielectric fluid
US7505246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/43
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The variable capacitance (1) according to the invention is based on a novel principle: a dielectric fluid (20) is placed in the air gap constituted by two capacitor electrodes (12, 14), the fluid being able to be displaced in a direction and outside the cavity (10) formed between said two electrodes (12, 14). Advantageously, the dielectric fluid (20) is displaced according to the principle of communicating vessels, with the presence of a second cavity (30) in fluidic relation with the first cavity. Actuation electrodes (46, 48) in the second cavity (30) induce the deflection of a membrane (44) in order to modify the relative heights of fluidic liquid in the two cavities (10, 30).
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