Dynamic Problem of Direct Piezoelectric Effect for the Circular Multilayer Plate

The goal of this paper is to review current methods of energy harvesting, while focusing on piezoelectric energy harvesting. The piezoelectric energy harvesting technique is based on the materials’ property of generating an electric field when a mechanical force is applied. This phenomenon is known as the direct piezoelectric effect. Piezoelectric transducers can be of different shapes and materials, making them suitable for a multitude of applications. To optimize the use of piezoelectric devices in applications, a model is needed to observe the behavior in the time and frequency domain. In addition to different aspects of piezoelectric modeling, this paper also presents several circuits used to maximize the energy harvested.

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Note: Direct piezoelectric effect microscopy

Review of Scientific Instruments ◽

10.1063/1.4923094 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 86 (7) ◽

pp. 076102 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

T. J. A. Mori ◽

P. Stamenov ◽

L. S. Dorneles

Keyword(s):

Piezoelectric Effect ◽

Direct Piezoelectric Effect

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Static Force Measurement Using Piezoelectric Sensors

Journal of Sensors ◽

10.1155/2021/6664200 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Kyungrim Kim ◽

Jinwook Kim ◽

Xiaoning Jiang ◽

Taeyang Kim

Keyword(s):

Surface Charge ◽

Piezoelectric Effect ◽

Force Measurement ◽

Piezoelectric Materials ◽

Force Sensor ◽

Piezoelectric Sensors ◽

Force Sensing ◽

Static Force ◽

Sensing Applications ◽

Direct Piezoelectric Effect

In force measurement applications, a piezoelectric force sensor is one of the most popular sensors due to its advantages of low cost, linear response, and high sensitivity. Piezoelectric sensors effectively convert dynamic forces to electrical signals by the direct piezoelectric effect, but their use has been limited in measuring static forces due to the easily neutralized surface charge. To overcome this shortcoming, several static (either pure static or quasistatic) force sensing techniques using piezoelectric materials have been developed utilizing several unique parameters rather than just the surface charge produced by an applied force. The parameters for static force measurement include the resonance frequency, electrical impedance, decay time constant, and capacitance. In this review, we discuss the detailed mechanism of these piezoelectric-type, static force sensing methods that use more than the direct piezoelectric effect. We also highlight the challenges and potentials of each method for static force sensing applications.

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Temperature dependence of the direct piezoelectric effect in relaxor-ferroelectric single crystals: Intrinsic and extrinsic contributions

Journal of Applied Physics ◽

10.1063/1.2358408 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 100 (8) ◽

pp. 084103 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

Matthew Davis ◽

Dragan Damjanovic ◽

Nava Setter

Keyword(s):

Temperature Dependence ◽

Single Crystals ◽

Piezoelectric Effect ◽

Relaxor Ferroelectric ◽

Direct Piezoelectric Effect

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The direct piezoelectric effect in the globular protein lysozyme

Applied Physics Letters ◽

10.1063/1.4997446 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 111 (14) ◽

pp. 142902 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

A. Stapleton ◽

M. R. Noor ◽

J. Sweeney ◽

V. Casey ◽

A. L. Kholkin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Piezoelectric Effect ◽

Globular Protein ◽

Direct Piezoelectric Effect

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Metal-Core Piezoelectric Fibers for the Detection of Lamb Waves

ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Volume 2 ◽

10.1115/smasis2010-3914 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Jian Liu ◽

Jinhao Qiu ◽

Weijie Chang ◽

Hongli Ji ◽

Kongjun Zhu

Keyword(s):

Lamb Wave ◽

Piezoelectric Effect ◽

Lamb Waves ◽

Guided Wave ◽

Voltage Response ◽

Metal Core ◽

Direct Piezoelectric Effect ◽

New Type ◽

Sensor Voltage ◽

Piezoelectric Fiber

Metal-core piezoelectric fiber (MPF) is a new type of piezoelectric ceramic device with small size, and has great potential to be used as structurally integrated transducers for guided-wave (GW) structural health monitoring. This paper focuses on the use of MPF as ultrasonic Lamb wave receivers. First, the MPF sensor voltage response is derived by coupling the direct piezoelectric effect to the wave strain field excited by circular crested actuator. The obtained theoretical result is validated on an aluminum plate. Furthermore, the experiment that compares the MPF response to Lamb wave with the PZT response is performed. The results show that MPF sensors can be used to sense Lamb waves clearly. In the end, the directivity of MPF response to Lamb waves was investigated, and another experiment is performed to examine the directivity of MPF response to Lamb waves. The result shows that MPF has high directivity, which can be exploited to triangulate the location of an ultrasound source without prior knowledge of the wave velocity in the medium.

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