A self-adaptive thermal switch array for rapid temperature stabilization under various thermal power inputs

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Geng, Xiaobao ^a   Patel, Pragnesh ^a   Narain, Amitabh ^a   Meng, Dennis Desheng ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; CONTROL CIRCUITS; ELECTRICAL POWER CONSUMPTION; LOW MELTING POINT ALLOY; MEMSDEVICES; POWER INPUT; POWER-LOSSES; RAPID TEMPERATURE; SELF-ADAPTIVE; STABILIZATION EFFECTS; STABILIZATION TEMPERATURES; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL POWER INPUT; THERMAL SPREADERS; THERMAL SWITCH; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; STABILIZATION;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 80051494393     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/8/085018     Document Type: Article

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