Electrowetting on dielectric-coated electrodes involves two independently observable phenomena: (i) the well-known voltage dependence of the apparent contact angle and (ii) a central electromechanical force that can be exploited to move and manipulate small liquid volumes on a substrate. The electromechanical force does not depend upon field-mediated changes of the contact angle; it is operativ...

The entire process of calibrating an electromechanical simulator – identifying relevant parameters, designing and measuring test structures, extracting parameters using detailed electromechanical simulations, and extrapolating the behavior of an actual device – is presented. The simulation model for electrostatically-actuated beams is calibrated to a wide range of electrical and optical test st...

We have computed the elastic constant tensor for PbZrTiOe, PZT 50/50, in the rhombohedral structure. We find it to be very soft elastically, and the Young's modulus to be very anisotropic. Our results for PZT are compared with literature values on other oxide perovskites, and the new experimental results on PMN-PT and PZN-PT. The elastic response is an important part of the electromechanical re...

Electromechanical devices are rapidly being miniaturized, following the trend in commercial transistor electronics. Miniature electromechanical devices--now with dimensions in the deep sub-micrometer range--are envisioned for a variety of applications as well as for accessing interesting regimes in fundamental physics. Among the most important technological challenges in the operation of these ...

The entire process of calibrating an electromechanical simulator – identifying relevant parameters, designing and measuring test structures, extracting parameters using detailed electromechanical simulations, and extrapolating the behavior of an actual device – is presented. The simulation model for electrostatically-actuated beams is calibrated to a wide range of electrical and optical test st...

Damping of the power system electromechanical oscillations with magnitude-phase excitation controller (MPH-EC), which is responsive to the deviations of the magnitude and phase of the terminal voltage phasor, and taking into account the finite speed of propagation the electromechanical waves, caused perturbation the power balance are considered in this paper. The structure of an integrated exci...

-Electromechanical wave propagation may affcet power system protective device operation. This paper discusses the testbed development to study the electromechanical wave propagation impacts on power system dynamic behavior, and consequently impacts on protective devices including overcurrent, distance, and out-of step relays. To have a better insight, a test bed to simulate electromechanical os...