<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the analysis of electromechanical characteristics of piezoelectric converters subjected to an electric field and mechanical load. The analyses were performed based on a method consisting implementation of special segments responsible for electrical boundary conditions to a homogeneous beam. Constitutive equations were developed, allowing one to obtain static electromechanical characteristics for piezoelectric actuators with freely defined boundary conditions and geometry. Moreover, based on constitutive equations obtained, a particular solution for cantilever transducer subjected to concentrated force has been developed. The resulting analytical solution was compared with the data available in the literature, and the developed FEM solution. Furthermore, the influence of factors such as relative length, thickness and location of particular piezoelectric layers on electromechanical characteristics of the transducer was defined.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the analysis of electromechanical characteristics of piezoelectric converters subjected to an electric field and mechanical load. The analyses were performed based on a method consisting implementation of special segments responsible for electrical boundary conditions to a homogeneous beam. Constitutive equations were developed, allowing one to obtain static electromechanical characteristics for piezoelectric actuators with freely defined boundary conditions and geometry. Moreover, based on constitutive equations obtained, a particular solution for cantilever transducer subjected to concentrated force has been developed. The resulting analytical solution was compared with the data available in the literature, and the developed FEM solution. Furthermore, the influence of factors such as relative length, thickness and location of particular piezoelectric layers on electromechanical characteristics of the transducer was defined.

Static Electromechanical Characteristics of Piezoelectric Converters with various Thickness and Length of Piezoelectric Layers

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The paper presents the analysis of electromechanical characteristics of piezoelectric converters subjected to an electric field and mechanical load. The...

Static Electromechanical Characteristics of Piezoelectric Converters with various Thickness and Length of Piezoelectric Layers

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2019

Zakres stron: 30 - 36

Otrzymano: 10 lip 2018

Przyjęty: 15 mar 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2019-0005

Słowa kluczowe
Piezoelectric bender, constitutive equations, deflection, electromechanical characteristics

© 2019 Grzegorz Mieczkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Static Electromechanical Characteristics of Piezoelectric Converters with various Thickness and Length of Piezoelectric Layers

Data publikacji: 18 kwi 2019

Zakres stron: 30 - 36

Otrzymano: 10 lip 2018

Przyjęty: 15 mar 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2019-0005

Słowa kluczowePiezoelectric bender, constitutive equations, deflection, electromechanical characteristics

© 2019 Grzegorz Mieczkowski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Piezoelectric bender, constitutive equations, deflection, electromechanical characteristics