• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.207-216
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• 1999

일반적인 하나 또는 두개의 압전소자를 사용하는 트랜스듀서에 비하여 다수의 압전소자를 사용하는 어레이 트랜스듀서는 각 압전소자에 가해지는 펄스의 지연시간을 제어함으로써 초음파 빔을 임의의 지점에 집속시킬 수 있고 기계적 구동없이 임의의 방향으로 조향시켜 실시간 주사를 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 페이즈드 어레이 트랜스듀서의 설계조건은 압전소자의 수. 압전소자의 크기 그리고 압전소자 사이 간격 등 여러가지가 있으며, 본 연구에서는 그 중에서 압전소자수의 변화에 따른 초음파 빔의 특성을 호이겐스의 원리를 이용한 수평횡파의 시뮬레이션을 통하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 초음파 빔은 조향각이 증가 할수륵 음압이 감소하며, 초음파 빔 특성도 점차적으로 분산됨을 알 수 있었고 또한, 초점거리가 증가할수록 초점에서의 집속효과는 감소하고, 압전소자의 수가 증가되면 집속효과는 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.945-949
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• 1995

In order to investigate the performance of compression-type accelerometer on piezoelectric properties, PZT materials have been studied. The ring-shaped piezoelectric elements were prepared using commercial PZT powders by conventional ceramic process. Their estimated relative dielectric constant, piezoelectric charge constant (d33) and voltage constant (g33) values showed 390∼3400, (90∼593)×10-12 C/N and (19.5∼40.5)×10-3 V-m/N, respectively. The charge sensitivity of accelerometer is proportional to the piezoelectric charge constant value (d33) of PZT, but its voltage sensitivity is related with the piezoelectric voltage constant (g33). Since the mounted resonance frequency and sensitivity are dependent on the seismic mass as well as physical charateristics and size of PZT elements, the suitable considerations between two components are required for accelerometer's design.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.742-745
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• 2003

Piezoelectric elements driven ultra-precision stages have been used for high accuracy, fast response and high load rapacity. which are allowable to apply the stages to AFMs. Most of the piezoelectric driven stages are guided by flexure hinges for force transmission and mechanical amplification. However the flexure hinge mechanisms cause lack of position accuracy due to coupled and parasitic motions. Hence it is important that the mechanism design of the stage is focused on the stiffness of the flexure hinges to accomplish fast response and hish accuracy without the coupled and parasitic motions. In this study, some constraints for optimal design of a piezoelectric elements driven stage and a design method are proposed. Next, an optimal design is carried out using mathematical calculation. Finally the designed results are verified by FEM.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.45-52
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• 1995

A prototype of a linear piezoelectric actuator is developed and its dynamic behaviors are investigated. The actuator consists of a driving tip with two stacked piezoelectric elements and a slider. Dynamic characteristics of slider over various vibration lici of the driving tip and changes of normal force acting on the vibratory tip are examined through experiments. The moving direction of slider can be controlled by changing a phase angle between input signals applied to piezoelectric elements. A change of phase difference between input signals also have a great influence on the vibration locus of driving tip. Changes of slider motion due to different vibration loci are examined by experiments.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2010

This paper describes the design, construction, and fundamental testing of a precision rotational device that utilizes piezoelectric elements as a source of driving force and impact drive mechanism as a driving principle. A novel device structure is designed and the numerical simulations about the static displacement, stress distribution, and mode shape of the designed structure are performed. A fabricated rotational device has been rotated successfully by applying saw-shaped voltages to the piezoelectric elements. The one-step rotational angle was $0.44{\times}10^{-3}$ rad at the applied voltages of 80V. The angular velocities of the device were revealed to be increased as the driving frequency and voltage were respectively increased and the preload was decreased. The device has a feature that it can be translated as well as rotated. An experimental result shows that the device was translated by ${\pm}4.56{\mu}m$ maximum when the 120V sinusoidal voltages with a phase difference of $180^{\circ}$ were respectively supplied to two piezoelectric elements.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.729-737
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• 2017

Piezoelectric composite laminates are a powerful material system that offers vast options to improve structural behavior. Successful design of piezoelectric adaptive structures and testing of control laws call for highly accurate, reliable and numerically efficient numerical tools. This paper puts focus onto linear and geometrically nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of smart structures made of such a material system. For this purpose, highly efficient linear 3-node and 4-node finite shell elements are proposed. Both elements employ the Mindlin-Reissner kinematics. The shear locking effect is treated by the discrete shear gap (DSG) technique with the 3-node element and by the assumed natural strain (ANS) approach with the 4-node element. Geometrically nonlinear effects are considered using the co-rotational approach. Static and dynamic examples involving actuator and sensor function of piezoelectric layers are considered.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2015

Electricity generation through fossil fuels has caused environmental pollution. To solve this problem, research on new renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal heat, etc.) to replace fossil fuels is in progress. These devices are able to consistently generate power. However, they have many drawbacks, such as high installation costs and limitations in possible set-up environments. Thus, piezoelectric harvesting technology, which is able to overcome the limitations of existing energy technologies, is actively being studied. Piezoelectric harvesting technology uses the piezoelectric effect which occurs in crystals that generate voltage when stress is applied. Therefore, it has advantages such as a wider installation base and lower technological cost. In this study, a piezoelectric energy harvesting device based on constant wave motion was investigated. This device can regenerate electricity in a constant turbulent flow in the middle of the sea. The components of the device are circuitry, a steel bar, an bimorph piezoelectric element and buoyancy elements. In addition, a multiphysical analysis coupled with the structure and piezoelectric elements was conducted to estimate the performance of the device. With this piezoelectric energy harvesting device, the displacement and electric power were analyzed.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2020

In general, tires require various sensors and power supply devices, such as batteries, to obtain information such as pressure, temperature, acceleration, and the friction coefficient between the tire and the road in real time. However, these sensors have a size limitation because they are mounted on a tire, and their batteries have limited usability due to short replacement cycles, leading to additional replacement costs. Therefore, vibration energy harvesting technology, which converts the dynamic strain energy generated from the tire into electrical energy and then stores the energy in a power supply, is advantageous. In this study, the output voltage and power generated from piezoelectric elements are predicted through finite element analysis under static state and transient state conditions, taking into account the dynamic characteristics of tires. First, the tire and piezoelectric elements are created as a finite element model and then the natural frequency and mode shapes are identified through modal analysis. Next, in the static state, with the piezoelectric element attached to the inside of the tire, the voltage distribution at the contact surface between the tire and the road is examined. Lastly, in the transient state, with the tire rotating at the speeds of 30 km/h and 50 km/h, the output voltage and power characteristics of the piezoelectric elements attached to four locations inside the tire are evaluated.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2008

의료용 초음파 프로브나 압전복합재료 트랜스듀서 등에 있어서는 배열된 압전세라믹 요소간의 공간, 즉 kerf에 주로 폴리머계열의 물질을 충진하고 있다. 이 경우 압전 요소의 횡방향 진동모드의 경계조건이 바뀌어 실제 사용되는 종방향 진동모드의 공진 주파수에도 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 kerf충진 매질에 따른 공진주파수의 변화를 실험적으로 고찰하기 위하여 크기가 $14mm{\times}0.22mm{\times}0.44mm$인 PZT 압전요소의 선형배열에 의한 초음파 트랜스듀서를 제작하고, kerf충진 매질이 없는 경우와 특성이 다른 두 종류의 에폭시로 충진한 경우 각각에 대한 측정을 행하였다. 그 결과 kerf충진 매질에 따른 종방향 공진주파수의 천이 경향이 이론해석 결과와 유사함을 확인하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 1989

Piezoelectric elements, backing and shoe material are the important components of the ultrasonic transducer. In this study, characteristic constants in the domestic and the foreign PZT ceramic elements are investigated, The acoustic properties of the domestic and the foreign backing and shoes are characterized. The effects of components characteristics, the kinds of the piezoelectric elements and the thickness of the wear plates are investigated for the manufactured normal beam ultrasonic transducers.