Design and fabrication of meso-scale variable capacitance motor for miniature heat pumps

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Agrawal, R ^a   Hasan, Q ^a   Ashraf, N ^a   Sundaram, K B ^a   Chow, L C ^b   Kapat, J S ^b   Vaidya, J ^c  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Electrodynamics Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CAPACITANCE; COMPRESSORS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; SILICON; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

VARIABLE CAPACITANCE MOTORS (VCM);

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

EID: 0037236087     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/13/1/301     Document Type: Article

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