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Design And Fabrication Of A Novel Linear Oscillating Conventional Micro Air Pump, Shi-Je Wu

Doctoral Dissertations

A novel permanent magnetically and electro-magnetically powered, linear oscillating conventional micro air pump was designed, fabricated and characterized. This new pump might be used in a wrist-type blood pressure monitor or other similar devices that require high air pressure discharge. Factors considered in designing this micro air pump include feature size (especially the thickness), operation voltage, efficiency, heat transfer, noise and weight. For evaluating the feasibility of this novel design, basic performance calculations and ANSYS magnetic flux simulations had been conducted before the first prototype was made. Both theoretical calculations and simulation results show that this novel design meets the …