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Lecture 8-5 Piezoelectric Devices
Lecture 8-5 Piezoelectric Devices
ME 2082
◆ 1-3 Composites
◆ Parallel configuration:
◆ Operating Principle:
◆ High voltages are generated when piezoelectric
materials are impacted. When this voltage is
applied across an air gap, an arc is generated
whenever the voltage exceeds the breakdown
voltage of the air gap.
◆ The voltage V generated during the impact can
be expressed as:
◆ V=L x g33 x S
◆ Where L is the length of the element, g33 is the
piezoelectric voltage coefficient and S is the
mechanical load in the axial direction.
◆ A spring-loaded mechanism is generally used to
produce the mechanical load on the ceramic
element. The energy E is then determined by
the equation:
◆ E= 1/2 CV2