The effective piezoelectric properties of heterogeneous materials are evaluated in the context of periodic homogenization, whereby a variational formulation is developed, articulated with the extended Hill macrohomogeneity condition. The entire set of homogenized piezoelectric moduli is obtained as the volumetric averages of the microscopic properties of the individual constituents weighted by the displacement and polarization...

This paper describes a new type of piezoelectric motor. The results, obtained in the field of piezoelectric motors, have pointed out that these motors have potentially high possibilities in the future special applications. The research work presents the design, simulations and parameters of the piezoelectric motor with three rotation-mode actuators. The motor is characterized by a high power, relative high speed and torque. The...

The presented paper concerns a design, modeling and chosen tests of the prototype multicell piezoelectric motor (MPM). The principle of operation based on three independent traveling wave actuators is presented. The main materials and technologies used in the fabrication process are described. The structure of the motor is modeled using static and modal FEM analysis. The process of traveling wave generation in the MPM structure...

Opisano opracowanie surowej taśmy LTCC do zastosowań piezoelektrycznych. Wybór bazuje na modyfikowanej lantanem kompozycji cyrkoniano-tytanioołowiu (PLZT). Opisano proces produkcji taśmy, wykonanie próbek ceramicznych z użyciem tej taśmy, zastosowane metody pomiarowe oraz dielektryczne i piezoelektryczne parametry wyprodukowanych próbek.