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Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Pumps
A pumping system includes a conduit with an inlet region and an outlet region and a first pump coupled with the conduit between the inlet region and the outlet region. The first pump includes a first actuator chamber configured to house at least a first actuator, a first pump chamber aligned along a longitudinal axis of the conduit, wherein the first pump chamber is in fluid communication with the inlet region and the outlet region, and a first flexible diaphragm separating the first actuator chamber from the first pump chamber. Methods for operating the pumping system are also disclosed.
@patent{PCT-US2022-17635339, title = {Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Pumps}, abstract = {A pumping system includes a conduit with an inlet region and an outlet region and a first pump coupled with the conduit between the inlet region and the outlet region. The first pump includes a first actuator chamber configured to house at least a first actuator, a first pump chamber aligned along a longitudinal axis of the conduit, wherein the first pump chamber is in fluid communication with the inlet region and the outlet region, and a first flexible diaphragm separating the first actuator chamber from the first pump chamber. Methods for operating the pumping system are also disclosed.}, number = {US Patent App. 17/635,339}, month = oct, year = {2022}, slug = {pct-us2022-17635339}, author = {Mitchell, Shane Karl and Acome, Eric Lucas and Keplinger, Christoph Matthias}, url = {https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f1/b7/51/c10d8911dd2ace/US20220316466A1.pdf}, month_numeric = {10} }