• DocumentCode
    978047
  • Title

    Improving the linearity of piezoelectric ceramic actuators

  • Author

    Newcomb, C.V. ; Flinn, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Research Laboratories, Redhill, UK
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    442
  • Lastpage
    444
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the linearity of a piezoelectric ceramic actuator may be greatly improved if the applied electric charge, rather than the applied voltage, is varied to control the extension. Hysteresis is virtually eliminated.
  • Keywords
    ceramics; electric actuators; piezoelectric devices; charge drive; extension control; linearity; piezoelectric ceramic actuators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820301
  • Filename
    4246436
    • Link To Document
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