What is the Big Deal About Piezoelectric Transducers?
Transducers transform energy from one form to another. Piezo actuators are used in the conversion of electrical to mechanical energy, more reason for them to be known as motors. Piezo censors do the opposite of actuators. Single sheets are energized to produce motions in length, width and thickness directions. Slim two layered elements are very versatile and are used as single sheets that can bend or even extend. Benders achieve big deflections compared to the other Piezoceramic transducers, while extenders produce higher forces but small deflectors as they are stiff. Bending motors Vs Stack Motors in Piezoceramic transducers Two layer elements produce curvature since one layer expands the other contracts. Such Piezoceramic transducers are known as flexural, benders or bimorphis elements. A number of piezo layers can be stacked on top of each other, hence increasing Piezoceramic transducers volume also increases energy delivered on a load. In case mechanical pressure is applied to sing
