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Super cool device! As someone wholly unfamiliar with this technology before today, I'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of applications it shows up in. Thanks for the detailed explanation!
Wow. I am really impressed. I hope you guys manage to find a way to build a market for this simple but great device. It is so genius one wonders why no one had the idea to use this - at least in some niche application. Wish you the best of luck!
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I wonder if this would be useful in a VR application, maybe using it for creating a wind like effect on your face, but I am unsure if this device would have any significant drawbacks compared to regular fans. From what I've seen (very little) most start-ups developing these sorts of VR add-ons use regular fans. One obvious advantage is the immediate start up of the piezoelectric fan, which means you can create the "wind effect" without any start up delay.
@@thebaddestogre-3698 Yea, I was thinking that it would be best to have a minimum of 3→4 of these solid state fans. Aimed partially at your neck, you'd be able to give more accurate directional wind effect. If you used binaural audio to create a truly 3D wind effect, the player would be able to tell exactly which direction that the wind is coming from. I'm also assuming that these solid state fans can get a lot smaller than traditional fans.
@@thebaddestogre-3698 This fan has 0 static pressure. meaning it moves air but you wont really feel the air. Its boggling to see it move smoke as well as a normal small slow fan but feel only the tinniest amount of force from the blowing air. so unfortunately it would not work in VR plus it would take way more room than a small fan.
where does the buzzing noise come from? Is it coming from the flapping of the blade back and forth making the swoosh sound? or is it of electrical nature?
So cool. I would assume it would be extremely cheap to mass produce on a large scale. Seeing quarts watch scale ability. But could the “fin” be reshaped to push more air. I was thinking in air conditioning/heat pumps. Would this be sufficient. There’s a constant market for more efficient seer rates. If the cooling fans would run off milliamperes that could be a game changer. Or even the fins themselves become the mechanics for moving air. That could also make the heat exchanger “potentially” more compact.
I fell in love with your idea and work just a week ago; thanks so much for the update and Intel. VHB tape a unit to the bottom of a foam glider? i would love to see this tech take flight with some sort of drone... even if it needed a slingshot launch assist. I suppose this design is also a type of innately explosion proof ventilation, and might win you a big methane or fossil fuels type client? what happens when you try to drive fluid with it? it would be fun to measure performance while in the dynamic environment of a supercritical gas chamber. send one to collab with Ben over at the Applied Science channel!
i hope you guys dedicated for this tech, because the hard part is not how good your product is, but how to break niche into mainstream in established market.
Are there any benefits to using them in arrays. Specifically phased arrays. Would be interesting to examine how the shedding vortexes interact at these frequencies. Amazing product.
I really like the concept! Has there been much investigation into different "blade geometries" for the moving part other than just the standard rectangle shape?
Hi, the geometry of the fan looks very simple. Is this to keep the flexing within elastic deformation or is it a different reason? Could the fan be a different shape to maximize airflow / make more white noise than a single audio frequency? What are the effects of putting fans like these in parallel or series? Thank you
The thing has only one resonant frequency, so why do you want to put other frequencies through it? Other than curiosity of course ;) If ou feed it a nonresonant frequency then you simply make it inefficient.
@@rhalfik I'm not asking about being able to input different electrical frequencies. I was worried that this would make a hum at a narrow frequency range and if changing the geometry could help flatten the frequency response.
What are the advantages of this over an induction based design? A flex PCB coil between 2 permanent magnets would allow something similar. I assume it’s less efficient and permanent magnets might loose strength, but it would be a whole lot more cheaply producible.
Wow, super nice design. I have some ideas that might help in increasing airflow and airflow direction. Maybe you're already tested a bunch of things, but if you're interested in my ideas, let me know and maybe we can chat about it some time!
How much does it cost to make 1 unit. $1,100 seem too high for a item that probably cost a few dollars in material. If you get the price way cheaper people could get them in there hands. They would find so many more uses for it. More than you could even imagine.
When I worked for the phone company, they had underground repair stations that had to be checked for gas buildup before entry. Would running a to be determined number of these things constantly in those.chambers keep the bad air from building up?
@@MideTech sounds great, but even more. What if we put heat pipes, the one out of copper and water vapor inside, on the ceiling, from one side to another multiple rows, while being cooled by this small fan. Would that be enough to cool the whole room even on hot days?
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Super cool device! As someone wholly unfamiliar with this technology before today, I'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of applications it shows up in. Thanks for the detailed explanation!
Wow. I am really impressed. I hope you guys manage to find a way to build a market for this simple but great device. It is so genius one wonders why no one had the idea to use this - at least in some niche application. Wish you the best of luck!
I mean, it's a product that has been available since the early 1970s, so yeah, there is a small market for it.
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🔴 Islam is not just another religion.
🔵 It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham.
🔴 Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God.
🔵 It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone.
🔴 It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine.
🌍 The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as:
📖 { “Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.”} (Quran 112:1-4) 📚
🔴 Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus.
🔵 Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him.
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Seems to me you made the piezo flap and stopped thinking.. Why can't you make it a directional device?
I wonder if this would be useful in a VR application, maybe using it for creating a wind like effect on your face, but I am unsure if this device would have any significant drawbacks compared to regular fans. From what I've seen (very little) most start-ups developing these sorts of VR add-ons use regular fans.
One obvious advantage is the immediate start up of the piezoelectric fan, which means you can create the "wind effect" without any start up delay.
That would be amazing to get little blasts of wind on your face after an explosion in a VR game. Or even opening a door or window of a moving vehicle.
@@thebaddestogre-3698 Yea, I was thinking that it would be best to have a minimum of 3→4 of these solid state fans. Aimed partially at your neck, you'd be able to give more accurate directional wind effect. If you used binaural audio to create a truly 3D wind effect, the player would be able to tell exactly which direction that the wind is coming from.
I'm also assuming that these solid state fans can get a lot smaller than traditional fans.
Hi there! That is an excellent idea and could be done smaller and lighter than magnetic fans.
@@thebaddestogre-3698 This fan has 0 static pressure. meaning it moves air but you wont really feel the air. Its boggling to see it move smoke as well as a normal small slow fan but feel only the tinniest amount of force from the blowing air. so unfortunately it would not work in VR plus it would take way more room than a small fan.
Thank you for explaining the engineering details, unique uses and applications that this fan performs. I'm happy I learned a few things this week.
where does the buzzing noise come from?
Is it coming from the flapping of the blade back and forth making the swoosh sound?
or is it of electrical nature?
So cool.
I would assume it would be extremely cheap to mass produce on a large scale.
Seeing quarts watch scale ability.
But could the “fin” be reshaped to push more air.
I was thinking in air conditioning/heat pumps. Would this be sufficient.
There’s a constant market for more efficient seer rates.
If the cooling fans would run off milliamperes that could be a game changer.
Or even the fins themselves become the mechanics for moving air. That could also make the heat exchanger “potentially” more compact.
Looks like something that can be beneficial to PA amplifiers.
A deep explanation of the way it works will be very appreciated ;-)
I fell in love with your idea and work just a week ago; thanks so much for the update and Intel. VHB tape a unit to the bottom of a foam glider? i would love to see this tech take flight with some sort of drone... even if it needed a slingshot launch assist.
I suppose this design is also a type of innately explosion proof ventilation, and might win you a big methane or fossil fuels type client?
what happens when you try to drive fluid with it? it would be fun to measure performance while in the dynamic environment of a supercritical gas chamber.
send one to collab with Ben over at the Applied Science channel!
i hope you guys dedicated for this tech, because the hard part is not how good your product is, but how to break niche into mainstream in established market.
Are there any benefits to using them in arrays. Specifically phased arrays.
Would be interesting to examine how the shedding vortexes interact at these frequencies.
Amazing product.
An interesting project. What is the efficiency of the radiator with the piezo element on or off. C/Watt
Thank you for explaining and answering all the questions.
I really like the concept! Has there been much investigation into different "blade geometries" for the moving part other than just the standard rectangle shape?
How big could this be build (usefuly)? Great thing you work on :-)
Hi, the geometry of the fan looks very simple. Is this to keep the flexing within elastic deformation or is it a different reason? Could the fan be a different shape to maximize airflow / make more white noise than a single audio frequency? What are the effects of putting fans like these in parallel or series? Thank you
The thing has only one resonant frequency, so why do you want to put other frequencies through it? Other than curiosity of course ;)
If ou feed it a nonresonant frequency then you simply make it inefficient.
@@rhalfik I'm not asking about being able to input different electrical frequencies. I was worried that this would make a hum at a narrow frequency range and if changing the geometry could help flatten the frequency response.
I want to ask could you push water with it?
Would this be a superior option for cooling in a custom build computer as far as performance goes?
Hi there! It is not superior, possibly lighter and lower power consumption.
Can it be used to power a mini submarine?
Pretty neat... what happens if you hang it vertical with a magnet on the end above a coil?
how about a piezo driven model airship?
Hi Travis! This could be done. Although, it would be easier and cheaper with an off the shelf magnetic motor.
Dumb question, but can you use this as an aquatic propulsion or something? I mean it kinda flaps like a fish.
Hi there! In principal, yes, but we haven't seen this idea completely prototyped.
I am thinking if it possible to use the sink passive heat to flex a detachable bi-material thin film instead of using electricity as a medium?
Yes but the frequency of operation will be close to 0 Hz
I see so it does create other issues
Where can buy piezoelectric fan? I m in Singapore
I want that on my PC processor. Laptops have very quiet speakers, yet very loud fans.
maybe a dumb question but is there any way to scale the technology up enough for home cooling or even just a window attachment of some kind
Could it be used to move a liquid? Would be a great way to cool a computer put a bunch of these inside a large thermosyphon.
How small can it get? And at what power can it operate?
I'm making a gaming controller startup and I want if this has a use case.thanks
What are the advantages of this over an induction based design? A flex PCB coil between 2 permanent magnets would allow something similar. I assume it’s less efficient and permanent magnets might loose strength, but it would be a whole lot more cheaply producible.
A piezoelectric crystal generates no magnetic field.
Hi Seppe! At the present, induction would be cheaper. However, it is also heavier, larger and higher powered.
lifetime ?
for this product
lifetime ?
for this product
Maybe it can be used to move fluid on microfluidic channels inside 3D chips without fear of it breaking down ans with little power.
Wow, super nice design. I have some ideas that might help in increasing airflow and airflow direction. Maybe you're already tested a bunch of things, but if you're interested in my ideas, let me know and maybe we can chat about it some time!
How much does it cost to make 1 unit. $1,100 seem too high for a item that probably cost a few dollars in material. If you get the price way cheaper people could get them in there hands. They would find so many more uses for it. More than you could even imagine.
Can you generate elecricity by using wind to flap the fan?
Hi there! Yes, you can!
When I worked for the phone company, they had underground repair stations that had to be checked for gas buildup before entry. Would running a to be determined number of these things constantly in those.chambers keep the bad air from building up?
Hi Colleen! The fan is not really a good pump, i.e. the ability to transport air from one location to another through a tube is very limitied.
@@MideTech oh it's moving through a tube. I thought it was pushing free air.
This sounds like it could be great on Mars robots to dust of solar panels and sensors
Nice 😁👍
Would the thermoelectric effect be enough to power this fan?
Hi there! Correctly designed, a thermoelectric source with the right environment and drive circuit could do it.
@@MideTech sounds great, but even more. What if we put heat pipes, the one out of copper and water vapor inside, on the ceiling, from one side to another multiple rows, while being cooled by this small fan. Would that be enough to cool the whole room even on hot days?
Anyone else here came from Linus Tech Tips?
Good idea but scamming prices.