Table 2 Different substrate materials and control waveforms used

From: Application of pulse width modulation control in EHD waveform to optimize printing performance

No.

Substrate material

Surface roughness (μm)

Thickness

Waveform used

PWM parameters (voltage amplitude (V), duty cycle)

1

Silanized Glass

Sa: 0.6513,

Sz: 2.7541

1.2 mm

Biased Voltage Pulse

2250 V, 85%

2

Microscope Slide

Sa: 0.0913,

Sz: 0.8134

1.0 mm

AC Voltage

2250 V, 88%

3

PET Film

Sa: 0.6430,

Sz: 4.1667

25 μm

Trapezoidal Voltage

1250 V, 85%

4

Photo Paper

Sa: 0.8489,

Sz: 4.4529

200 μm

Biased Voltage Pulse

1250 V, 92%

5

Copper Plate

Sa: 1.2177,

Sz: 17.5618

2 mm

Trapezoidal Voltage

1250 V, 83%

6

FR4

Sa: 0.2120,

Sz: 1.3259

2.6 mm

AC Voltage

2850 V, 90%