• DocumentCode
    1165936
  • Title

    Simplified unipolar, quasisquare wave energy recovery drive circuits for piezoelectric actuators

  • Author

    Robbins, William P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Minnesota Univ., USA
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    1420
  • Lastpage
    1426
  • Abstract
    A simple two-switch circuit for driving piezoelectric actuators with unipolar quasisquare waves is presented. The circuit provides for recovery of the energy stored on the actuator capacitance back to the primary power supply when the actuator is de-energized.
  • Keywords
    driver circuits; iterative methods; matrix algebra; piezoelectric actuators; switching circuits; actuator capacitance; iterative technique; p-matrix; piezoelectric actuators; quasisquare wave energy recovery drive circuits; two-switch circuit; unipolar quasisquare waves; Capacitance; Diodes; Inductors; Piezoelectric actuators; Power supplies; Resonance; Switched capacitor circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-3010
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1509802
  • Filename
    1509802
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1165936