Piezoelectric actuators for dynamic applications

Peter Buecker; Bernt Goetz; Thomas Martin

doi:10.1117/12.316924

27 July 1998 Piezoelectric actuators for dynamic applications

Peter Buecker, Bernt Goetz, Thomas Martin

Proceedings Volume 3329, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316924
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The main advantages of piezoelectrical actuators are their high resolution in motion and their excellent dynamic behavior. Especially the very short response times of solid state actuators presents new opportunities in developing high dynamical systems with unsurpassable characteristics. New concepts of piezoelectrically driven microoptical devices, e.g. optical fiber switches, intensity modulators and choppers, can be developed. Very compact systems with parallel motion and high accuracy can be realized by the integration of piezoelectrical actuators into special mechanical frames with solid state hinges. Due to the combination of piezoelectrical actuators and mechanical lever transmission systems decisive advantages compared with other actuation concepts can be obtained. Appropriate displacements can be reached with comparatively small sized and thus low capacitance actuators. Low capacitance actuators enable the use of efficient electrical amplifiers for high dynamics. The behavior of the mechanical system is equivalent to a spring-mass-oscillator with a high quality factor. Because of their high stiffness the resonance frequencies of piezoelectrical actuators are quite high, but parasitic oscillations can appear if the element is driven with unsteady electrical functions e.g. square- or triangle- functions. Unwanted oscillations can deteriorate the general characteristics of dynamic actuators or in worst cases they can cause mechanical break down. New hybrid piezoelectrical actuator systems for dynamical applications are presented. General aspects of improving the dynamics of piezoelectrical systems and different methods for adequate passive damping will be discussed in this paper.

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Peter Buecker, Bernt Goetz, and Thomas Martin "Piezoelectric actuators for dynamic applications", Proc. SPIE 3329, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, (27 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316924

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