Observation of light emissions around a piezoelectric transformer in various gases

Author

Itoh, Haruo ; Teranishi, Kenji ; Suzuki, Susumu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chiba Inst. of Technol., Japan

Volume

30

Issue

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

125

Abstract

The ceramic Pb(Zr·Ti)O₃ (PZT) is well known as a highly efficient energy conversion device for electrical and mechanical energies and is widely used in microelectronics and information technology industries. In a previous paper, the authors suggested that PZT also acts as a compact discharge exciter. In this paper, images of discharge plasma produced by PZT in various gases are presented. Analysis of the images suggests that a piezoelectric transformer manufactured from PZT is capable of emitting the light from the gas atoms and molecules

Keywords

discharges (electric); exciters; piezoceramics; piezoelectric devices; piezoelectricity; transformers; PZT; Pb(Zr·Ti)O₃; PbZrO3TiO3; ceramic PZT; compact discharge exciter; electrical energies; emission spectrum; gas atoms; gas molecules; gases; highly efficient energy conversion device; light emissions; mechanical energies; microelectronics; piezoelectric transformer; Ceramics industry; Electrical equipment industry; Energy conversion; Information technology; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical energy; Microelectronics; Plasma applications; Plasma devices; Plasma materials processing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2002.1003955

Filename

1003955