Hello,
I'd like to replicate a research paper, that creates an artificial muscle out of an oil-filled plastic "bag", with electrodes on each side.
It essentially acts as a capacitor: when charged the "muscle" contracts, due to the electrodes/"plates" being attracted to each other (I can provide more details if there is interest).
My main issue is that this "muscle" needs a 15kV DC supply to drive it (and a way to control the voltage, like a power transistor), and the only options I found are around 300€+.
Are there cheaper options, or open designs that I could build myself for relatively cheap?
As this is for embedded use (such as in a robot), the PSU should be small.