Piezoelectric Actuators for Distributed Vibration Excitation of Thin Plates

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Dimitriadis ◽  
C. R. Fuller ◽  
C. A. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Piezoelectric Patch ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
Vibration Excitation ◽  
Distributed Structures ◽  
Elastic Rectangular Plate

The behavior of two dimensional patches of piezoelectric material bonded to the surface of elastic distributed structures and used as vibration actuators is analytically investigated. A static analysis is used to estimate the loads induced by the piezoelectric actuator to the supporting elastic structure. The theory is then applied to develop an approximate dynamic model for the vibration response of a simply supported elastic rectangular plate excited by a piezoelectric patch of variable rectangular geometry. The results demonstrate that modes can be selectively excited and that the geometry of the actuator shape markedly affects the distribution of the response among modes. It thus appears possible to tailor the shape of the actuator to either excite or suppress particular modes leading to improved control behavior.

Piezoelectric Actuators for Distributed Vibration Excitation of Thin Plates: A Comparison Between Theory and Experiment

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Clark ◽  
M. R. Flemming ◽  
C. R. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Model ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Forcing Function ◽  
Vibration Excitation ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Multiple Patches ◽  
Theory And Experiment

Experimental results from vibration excitation of a simply supported plate with multiple patches of piezoceramic material bonded to the surface are compared to theoretical predictions for the vibration response. Results demonstrate that modes can be selectively excited depending on the chosen phasing of the voltage supplied to each actuator. In addition, experimental results indicate that the analytical model can be accurately used to predict the forcing function associated with the piezoceramic patch.

Modeling approach to evaluating reduction in stress intensity factor in center-cracked plate with piezoelectric actuator patches

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1334-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abuzaid ◽  
Meftah Hrairi ◽  
MSI Shaik Dawood
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Mode I ◽  
Damage Propagation ◽  
Piezoelectric Patch ◽  
Cracked Structure

Active repairs using piezoelectric actuators can play a significant role in reducing the crack damage propagation in thin plate structures. Mode-I crack opening displacement is the most predominant one in tension, and it is responsible for the failure which in turn affects the load carrying capability of the cracked structure. In addition, there are limited studies that investigated the effect of the piezoelectric actuator over mode-I active repair. In this study, the mode-I stress intensity factor for a plate with a center crack, and a bonded piezoelectric actuator was modeled using the linear elastic fracture mechanics. For this, an analytical closed-form solution is developed using the virtual crack closure technique taking into account mode-I as the only effective mode, coupling effects of the piezoelectric patch, and the singular stress at the crack tip. In addition, the total stress intensity factor was obtained by the superposition of the stress intensity factor obtained from the stresses produced by the piezoelectric actuators on the crack surfaces as the only external loads on the cracked plate and the stress intensity factor due to the far-field tension load. The proposed analytical model for mode-I stress intensity factor was verified by a finite element–based approach using ANSYS finite element software. The results demonstrated a good agreement between the analytical and finite element models with a relative error of less than 4% in all the cases studied. The results illustrated that the piezoelectric patch is efficient in reducing stress intensity factor when an extension mode of the actuator is applied. However, applying a contraction mode of the piezoelectric actuators produced negative strain which increased the stress intensity factor and thus the severity of the cracked structure and could lead to damage propagation.

Compact Drive Electronics for Solid-State Actuators

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. N. Paine ◽  
David S. Bennett ◽  
Carlos E. Cuadros
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Power Electronics ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
Power Dissipation ◽  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Linear Amplifier ◽  
Overall Efficiency ◽  
Electronics Packages

Abstract As piezoelectric actuators are developed for high strokes and/or high force applications, the amount of piezoelectric material used in the actuator must also increase. Reducing the size of drive electronics becomes difficult using traditional linear power electronics packages when applications require as much as 40 μF of piezoelectric load. In order to efficiently drive piezoelectric actuator systems, bi-directional systems (drivers that recover the energy put into the piezoelectric capacitor) must be used. Since less than 10% of the power going into the piezoelectric actuator is real versus the large reactive load used to power the piezoelectric materials, bidirectional systems have a much higher efficiency. A comparison is made between traditional linear and PWM amplifier systems and tailored piezoelectric bi-directional driver systems. Bi-directional systems have power dissipation levels up to 1/8th those of traditional linear amplifier systems. In the course of the research both linear and PWM concepts were investigated. A rationale for comparing the overall efficiency of drive electronics systems is presented. Some innovative efficient concepts for piezoelectric system drivers are presented and discussed.

Influence of Engine Cabin Simplification on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Car

2014 ◽  
Vol 1042 ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Jun Hu ◽  
Jing Chang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Aerodynamic Drag ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Average Thickness ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Impact

In order to analyze the impact of engine cabin parts on aerodynamic characteristics, the related parts are divided into three categories except the engine cooling components: front thin plates (average thickness of 2mm), bottom-suspension and interior panels. The aerodynamic drag coefficient (Cd) were obtained upon the combination schemes consisting of the three types of parts by numerical simulation. Results show that Cd by simulation is closer to the test value gained by the wind tunnel experiment when front thin plates were simplified to the two-dimensional interface with zero thickness. The error is only 5.23%. Meanwhile this scheme reduces grid numbers, thus decreasing the calculating time. As the front thin plates can guide the flow, there is no difference on the Cd values gained from the model with or without bottom-suspension or interior panels when the engine cabin contains the front thin plates; while only both bottom-suspension and interior panels are removed, the Cd value can be reduced when the cabin doesn’t contain the front thin plates.

scholarly journals Modelling of the Coupled Beam-Piezoelectric Material With Hysteresis Non-Linerity Effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Mohd Hafiz Abdul Satar ◽  
Ahmad Zhafran Ahmad Mazlan
Keyword(s):  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Sinusoidal Voltage ◽  
Correction Algorithm ◽  
Beam Structure ◽  
Piezoelectric Patch

Hysteresis is one of the non-linearity characteristics of the piezoelectric material. This characteristic is important to be characterized since it can affect the performance of the piezoelectric material as sensor or actuator in many applications. In this study, the model of the coupled aluminium beam with single piezoelectric patch material is constructed to investigate the hysteresis effect of the piezoelectric material to the whole beam structure. A P-876 DuraActTM type piezoelectric patch material is used in modelling of the piezoelectric actuator. Firstly, the modal analysis of the coupled beam-piezoelectric actuator is determined to get the natural frequencies and mode shapes. Then, the piezoelectric patch material is investigated in terms of actuator by given a sinusoidal voltage excitation and output in terms of deflection, stress and strain of the piezoelectric actuator are investigated. From the results, it is clear that, the coupled beam-piezoelectric material is affected by the hysteresis of the piezoelectric material and the natural frequencies of the beam structure. This characteristic is important for the piezoelectric actuator manufacturer and by providing the correction algorithm, it can improve the performance of the piezoelectric actuator for many applications.

Dynamic analysis of two dimensional simply supported orthotropic bridge decks

1978 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Kulkarni ◽  
S. F. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Forced Vibration ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Bridge Decks ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Amplification Factors ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Forced Vibration Analysis ◽  
Critical Sections

Forced vibration analysis of two dimensional bridge deck structures involves complex mathematical procedures and therefore analysis is often based on beam idealization of equivalent plates. This simplification yields close agreement only for long span bridges where plate action is relatively insignificant. However, such a concept of beam idealization cannot be successfully utilized in the case of short span bridges where plate action is predominant and where the determination of the distribution of dynamic deflections and amplification factors at critical sections of such plates is of prime concern. The principal objective of the present investigation is the forced vibration analysis of longitudinally stiffened, simply supported orthotropic bridge decks utilizing a new concept of interconnected beam idealization. The theoretical analysis deals with determination of amplification factors and dynamic deflections along critical sections of the plate treated as a series of interconnected beams. The aspect ratios of the plates under investigation as series of interconnected beams are designed to cover a wide range of plate to beam transition. The theoretical analysis is supplemented by an extensive experimental programme.In conclusion, it is seen that this concept of interconnected beam idealization not only takes into account the plate action of the deck structure but also reduces greatly the complexity of mathematical formulation. A good comparison between the theoretical and the experimental results indicates that this concept can be used to advantage for analysis and, within certain limitations, for design purposes.

Post-Buckling of Piezoelectric Thin Plates

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (07) ◽  
pp. 1540020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Krommer ◽  
Hans Irschik
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Dirichlet Boundary Conditions ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Single Term ◽  
Post Buckling ◽  
Special Case

In the present paper, the geometrically nonlinear behavior of piezoelastic thin plates is studied. First, the governing equations for the electromechanically coupled problem are derived based on the von Karman–Tsien kinematic assumption. Here, the Berger approximation is extended to the coupled piezoelastic problem. The general equations are then reduced to a single nonlinear partial differential equation for the special case of simply supported polygonal edges. The nonlinear equations are approximated by using a problem-oriented Ritz Ansatz in combination with a Galerkin procedure. Based on the resulting equations the buckling and post-buckling behavior of a polygonal simply supported plate is studied in a nondimensional form, where the special geometry of the polygonal plate enters via the eigenvalues of a Helmholtz problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Single term as well as multi-term solutions are discussed including the effects of piezoelectric actuation and transverse force loadings upon the solution. Novel results concerning the buckling, snap through and snap buckling behavior are presented.

Performance Evaluation of Numerical Finite Element Coupled Algorithms for Structure–Electric Interaction Analysis of MEMS Piezoelectric Actuator

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (07) ◽  
pp. 1850106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakasha Chigahalli Ramegowda ◽  
Daisuke Ishihara ◽  
Tomoya Niho ◽  
Tomoyoshi Horie
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Piezoelectric Bimorph ◽  
Iterative Coupling ◽  
Electric Interaction ◽  
Numerical Finite Element

This work presents multiphysics numerical analysis of piezoelectric actuators realized using the finite element method (FEM) and their performances to analyze the structure-electric interaction in three-dimensional (3D) piezoelectric continua. Here, we choose the piezoelectric bimorph actuator without the metal shim and with the metal shim as low-frequency problems and a surface acoustic wave device as a high-frequency problem. More attention is given to low-frequency problems because in our application micro air vehicle’s wings are actuated by piezoelectric bimorph actuators at low frequency. We employed the Newmark’s time integration and the central difference time integration to study the dynamic response of piezoelectric actuators. Monolithic coupling, noniterative partitioned coupling and partitioned iterative coupling schemes are presented. In partitioned iterative coupling schemes, the block Jacobi and the block Gauss–Seidel methods are employed. Resonance characteristics are very important in micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) applications. Therefore, using our proposed coupled algorithms, the resonance characteristics of bimorph actuator is analyzed. Comparison of the accuracy and computational efficiency of the proposed numerical finite element coupled algorithms have been carried out for 3D structure–electric interaction problems of a piezoelectric actuator. The numerical results obtained by the proposed algorithms are in good agreement with the theoretical solutions.

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