HIGH VOLTAGE CONVERTERS FOR ELECTROSTATIC APPLICATIONS

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14285380

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A wall-crawling robot or other electroadhesive device can include a battery or other low voltage power source driving a motor that provides a primary device function, a voltage convertor adapted to convert the low voltage to a high voltage using the motor output, and electrodes configured to apply the high voltage to produce an electrostatic force between the electroadhesive device and a foreign substrate. The electrostatic force maintains a current position of the electroadhesive device relative to the foreign substrate, and the voltage convertor is separate from the primary function of the electroadhesive device. The primary function can be a mechanism for locomotion, and the voltage convertor can be a Van de Graff generator, a piezoelectric generator, or an inductive switch generator, any of which are driven in a secondary manner as a result of the motor output.

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SRI INTERNATIONALMENLO PARK CA 94025-3493

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eckerle, Joseph S Woodside, US 51 2413
Kornbluh, Roy D Palo Alto, US 79 8543
Pelrine, Ronald E Longmont, US 124 10494
Prahlad, Harsha Cupertino, US 61 1808
Von, Guggenberg Philip A Redwood City, US 6 47

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