Dynamic characteristics of a piezoelectric transducer with structural damping

Work presents a proposal of an analysis method of the piezoelectric transducer. The considered system is a longitudinally vibrating single PZT plate. The main aim of this work is to designate characteristics of the considered PZT plate. Using constitutive equations of piezoelectric materials and an equation of the plate's motion a matrix of characteristics of the system was obtained. Relations between mechanical and electrical parameters (forces, displacements, electric current and voltage) that describe behaviour of the system are included in the matrix of characteristics. A dynamic flexibility -relation between the plate's deformation and a force applied to the system is considered. A structural damping of the plate's material was being taken into consideration and its influence on the plate's dynamic flexibility is analysed. This work is an introduction to a task of analysis of complex systems. In future work the developed model and proposed mathematical algorithm will be used to analyse piezoelectric stacks. Non-classical methods will be used. It is a part of research works of Gliwice research centre related with an analysis and synthesis of mechanical and mechatronic systems [4-7,9,10,16-18]. Passive and active mechanical and mechatronic systems with piezoelectric transducers were analysed [1-3]. Works were also supported by computer-aided methods [8]. Both classical and non-classical methods were being considered. The discussed subject is important due to increasing number of applications of both simple and reverse piezoelectric phenomena in various modern technical devices.