High magnetostriction of positive magnetostrictive materials under tensile load

• Main Authors: CLARK ARTHUR E, RESTORFF JAMES B, WUN-FOGLE MARILYN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.07.2009
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

An elongate structure having a magnetostrictive material composition is subjected to tensile stress in the longitudinal-axial direction, thereby generally orienting the magnetization of the elongate structure in the longitudinal-axial direction. Electrical current is conducted through the elongate s...