• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.409-419
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• 2006

The actuating performance of plate-type unimorph piezoelectric composite actuators having various stacking sequences was evaluated by three dimensional finite element analysis on the basis of thermal analogy model. Thermal residual stress distribution at each layer in an asymmetrically laminated plate with PZT ceramic layer and thermally induced dome height were predicted using classical laminated plate theory. Thermal analogy model was applied to a bimorph cantilever beam and LIPCA-C2 actuator in order to confirm its validity. Finite element analysis considering thermal residual deformation showed that the bending behavior of piezoelectric composite actuator subjected to electric loads was significantly different according to the stacking sequence, thickness of constituent PZT ceramic and boundary conditions. In particular, the increase of thickness of PZT ceramic led to the increase of the bending stiffness of piezoelectric composite actuator but it did not always lead to the decrease of actuation distance according to the stacking sequences of piezoelectric composite actuator. Therefore, it is noted that the actuating performance of unimorph piezoelectric composite actuator is rather affected by bending stiffness than actuation distance.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.576-584
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• 2006

The actuating performance test of plate-type piezoelectric composite actuators having different lay-up sequences was experimentally carried out at simply supported and fixed-free boundary conditions. The actuating displacement of manufactured plate-type piezoelectric composite actuator (PCA) was measured using a non-contact laser displacement measurement system. Our results revealed that the actuating displacement with increasing applied electric field at a drive frequency of 1Hz increased non-linearly at the simply supported boundary condition whereas it almost linearly increased at the fixed-free boundary condition. On the other hand, the actuating displacement of piezoelectric composite actuator depended on the applied electric field in a drive frequency range from 1Hz to 10Hz, but its behavior was different in higher drive frequencies beyond 15Hz due to the occurrence of resonance. On the basis of the above experimental results, the bending characteristics of PCAs revealed different behavior depending on applied electric fields, drive frequencies as well as boundary conditions. Therefore, by investigating drive frequencies together with applied electric fields, actuating performance can be easily controlled and PCAs which were fabricated for this study will be sufficiently applied to pumping devices.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.220-230
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• 2006

3점 굽힘 하중을 받는 단일 PET 및 평판형 압전 복합재료 작동기(PCA)의 파괴거동을 음향방출(AE) 법을 이용하여 살펴보았다. 단일 PET의 경우 최대 굽힘하중에서 발생한 AE신호는 고진폭 및 긴 유지시간을 갖는 특징을 보였으며 FFT에 의한 지배 주파수 대역을 확인한 결과 $100{\sim}230kHz$의 비교적 저주파수 대역이었다. PCA의 경우, stage 1에서 발생한 80dB이상의 고진폭 및 $170{\sim}223kHz$의 저 지배 주파수 대역을 갖는 신호는 PZT층에서의 취성파괴 및 PZT층과 인근 섬유층 사이의 층간분리에 의한 것으로 추정되었다. 상기의 AE거동 해석결과와 광학현미경 및 주사전자현미경에 의한 손상관찰에 근거하여 비대칭으로 적층된 PCA의 파괴거동과 관련한 AE특성을 규명하였다.