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Finite Element Modeling of Electro-Mechanical Coupling in Capacitive Micro-Systems
Rochus, Véronique; Rixen, Daniel; Golinval, Jean-Claude
2005
 

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Keywords :
Electro-mechanical coupling, Finite Ele- ment, Nonlinearity, Micro-Systems, Pull-in.
Abstract :
[en] In this paper advanced multi-physics simulations of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) are used to investigate their dynamic behaviour. The strong coupled electro-mechanical Finite Element (FE) formulation is used to model the electro-mechanical interactions and to perform modal and transient analysis taking into account large deformation e®ects. The application examples simulate two micro-resonators consisting in a clamped-clamped beam suspended over a substrate (the lower electrode). When a voltage is applied between the beam and the substrate, electrostatic forces appear which force the beam to bend. When the applied voltage is increased up to the pull-in limit, the electrostatic force becomes dominant and the plates stick together. The pull-in voltage is an essential design parameters in capacitive micro-systems. Here we also de¯ne a new design parameter describing the limit dynamic behaviour, namely the dynamic pull-in voltage.
Disciplines :
Mathematics
Mechanical engineering
Author, co-author :
Rochus, Véronique ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > LTAS - Vibrations et identification des structures
Rixen, Daniel;  TU Delft
Golinval, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > LTAS - Vibrations et identification des structures
Language :
English
Title :
Finite Element Modeling of Electro-Mechanical Coupling in Capacitive Micro-Systems
Publication date :
2005
Number of pages :
4
Event name :
8th Internationale Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems
Event place :
Anaheim, California, United States
Audience :
International
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