Patent ID: 11936025
Assignee: ACTASYS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  B  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A synthetic jet actuator comprising:
a cavity layer comprising an internal cavity for reception of a fluid volume and an orifice providing a fluid communication between the cavity and an external atmosphere;
an oscillatory membrane comprising a piezoelectric material adapted to deflect the oscillatory membrane in response to an electrical signal;
and a controller configured to control delivery of electrical signals to the piezoelectric material for controlling operation of the oscillatory membrane, wherein the cavity has an opening in a planar surface of the cavity layer, and the oscillatory membrane is positioned adjacent to the planar surface having the cavity opening and adapted as an enclosing surface to said cavity opening,
the oscillatory membrane is adapted to compress and expand a volume within the cavity, based on a deflection generated by the piezoelectric material, for generating a fluid flow between the cavity and the external atmosphere through the orifice, and
the controller is further configured to receive input data informing the need for temperature control of a targeted object and to control the delivery of electrical signals to the piezoelectric material for controlling operation of the oscillatory membrane under at least one predetermined parameter for affecting temperature control of the targeted object.