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PIEZOELECTRIC

TRANSDUCER
CREATED BY,
ARPAN MODAK
6 TH SEMESTER(FINAL YEAR)
ROLL:2116134 NO: 2037332
There are certain materials that generate electric
potential or voltage when mechanical strain is
applied to them or conversely when the voltage is
PIEZOELECTRIC applied to them ,they tend to change the dimensions
along certain plane.This effect is called
EFFECT PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT.
This effect was discovered in the year 1880 by Pierre
and Jacques Curie.
PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS

• The piezoelectric transducers work on the


principle of PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT.When
mechanical stress or forces are applied to
some materials along certain planes they
produce electric voltage.This electric
voltage can easily be measured by the
voltage measuring instruments which can
be used to measure the stress or force.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
• The voltage output obtained from
the materials due to piezoelectric
effect is very small and it has high
impedance.To measure the
output some amplifiers, auxiliary
circuit and the connecting cables
are required.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
Materials used for the
Piezoelectric Transducers

• There are various materials that exhibit piezoelectric effect.The materials


used for the measurement purpose should posses desirable properties like:-
• Stability
• High output
• Insensitive to extreme temperature and humidity and
• Ability to be formed or machined into any shape.
Examples of Piezoelectric Material

The materials are:

• Barium Titanate
• Lead Zirconate Titanate
• Rochelle Salt
• Quartz
Construction and
Working
•The figure shows a conventional piezoelectric
transducer with a piezoelectric crystal inserted between
a solid base and the force summing member.
•If a force is applied on the pressure port,the same
force will fall on the force summing member.
•Thus a potential difference will be generated on the
crystal due to its property.The voltage produced will be
proportional to magnitude of applied force.
Advantages of Piezoelectric Transducers

• High frequency response: They offer very high frequency response that means the parameter changing at very high
speeds can be sensed easily.
• High transient response: The piezoelectric transducers can detect the events of microseconds and also give the
linear output.
• The piezoelectric transducers are small in size and have rugged construction.
Limitations of Piezoelectric Transducers

• Low Output: The output obtained from the piezoelectric transducers is


low,so external electronic circuit has to be connected.
• High Impedance: The piezoelectric crystals have high impedance so they
have to be connected to the amplifier and the auxiliary circuit, which have
the potential to cause errors in measurement.To reduce these
errors amplifiers with high input impedance and long cables should be used.
• Forming into shape: It is very difficult to give the desired shape to the
crystals with sufficient strength.
Applications of the Piezoelectric Transducers

1) The piezoelectric transducers are more useful for dynamic measurements,


i.e. the parameters that are changing at a fast rate . This is because the
potential developed under the static conditions is not held by the
instrument. Thus piezoelectric crystals are primarily used to measure
quantities like surface roughness, and also as accelerometers and vibration
pickups.
2) For the same reason they can be used to study high speed phenomenon
like explosions or blast waves.
• 3) Used along with strain gauges for measurement of force,
stress vibration etc.

• 4) The automobile companies use piezoelectric


transducers to detect detonations in the engine blocks.

• 5) Used in medical treatment , sonochemistry and


industrial processing equipments for monitoring the
power.

• 6)Used in Inkjet Printers.

• 7)Used in smartphone screens.


NAME:-Arpan
Modak
REG:- 037425
ROLL: 2116134
NO:2037332
THANK YOU

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