<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

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 30 - 36

Received: Jul 10, 2018

Accepted: Mar 15, 2019

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

Keywords
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

Published Online: Apr 18, 2019

Page range: 30 - 36

Received: Jul 10, 2018

Accepted: Mar 15, 2019

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

KeywordsPiezoelectric 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.

Keywords
Piezoelectric bender, constitutive equations, deflection, electromechanical characteristics