Shape memory alloy powered hydraulic accumulator having wire clamps
A system, in certain embodiments, includes an accumulator having a first plate, a second plate positioned at an offset from the first plate, and a shape memory alloy wire extending between the first and second plates from a first wire portion to a second wire portion. The shape memory alloy wire is configured to move the first or second plate to adjust a fluid pressure in response to an electrical current through the shape memory alloy wire. The accumulator also includes a wire clamp assembly coupled to the first wire portion and/or the second wire portion of the shape memory alloy wire.
App Type | Case No. | Country | Patent/Publication No. | |
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Inquire | National Phase | 2012043 | United States | US/8,695,334 |