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A Circulatory Ionic Wind for Inertial Sensing Application

2019; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Volume: 40; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1109/led.2019.2916478

1558-0563

Ngoc Tran Van, Tung Thanh Bui, Thien Xuan Dinh, Canh‐Dung Tran, Hoa Phan-Thanh, Trinh Chu Duc, Van Thanh Dau,

Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies

A novel gyroscope using circulatory electro-hydrodynamics flow in a confined space is presented for the first time. The configuration of the new gyroscope includes three point-ring corona discharge actuators that generate ion flows in three separated sub-channels. The three ion flows then merge together when going through a nozzle of the main chamber entrance and create a jet flow. In the new configuration, the residual charge of ion wind flow is removed by a master-ring electrode located at one end of the main chamber. Under the effect of the angular speed of gyroscope, the jet flow is deflected and this deflection is sensed using hotwires. The results, which are consistently acquired by both the numerical simulation and experiment on our prototypes, demonstrate the repeatability and stability of the new approach. Since the ion wind can be generated by a minimum power, the present configuration-based device does not require any vibrating component. Thus, the device is robust, cost, and energy-effective.