Title : 
High-speed actuation of a piezoelectric actuator by pulse driving and stopping of its residual mechanical vibration
         
        
            Author : 
Kusakabe, Chiharu ; Tomikawa, Yoshiro ; Takano, Takehiro
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Yamagata Univ., Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The driving method for high-speed actuation and prevention of residual vibration of a piezoelectric actuator is described. The driving voltage is composed of a pulse voltage and a step voltage. As a result, the risetime of the piezoelectric actuator can be reduced to approximately 1/4 of its mechanical response period by setting the pulse width, and the residual vibration can be prevented by adjusting the step voltage. The high-speed stopping of a piezoelectric actuator driven by AC power at its resonance is discussed.<>
         
        
            Keywords : 
electric actuators; piezoelectric devices; vibrations; driving method; driving voltage; high-speed actuation; mechanical response period; piezoelectric actuator; pulse voltage; pulse width; residual mechanical vibration; resonance; step voltage; Circuit analysis; Equivalent circuits; Piezoelectric actuators; Piezoelectric devices; Printers; Resonance; Space vector pulse width modulation; Transient response; Vibrations; Voltage;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on