Piezoelectric actuators with integrated high-voltage power electronics

Title: Piezoelectric actuators with integrated high-voltage power electronics
Creator: Yong, Yuen Kuan; Fleming, Andrew J.
Relation: IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Vol. 20, Issue 2, p. 611-617
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2014.2311040
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: This paper explores the possibility of piezoelectric actuators with integrated high-voltage power electronics. Such devices dramatically simplify the application of piezoelectric actuators since the power electronics are already optimized for the voltage range, capacitance, and power dissipation of the actuator. The foremost consideration is the thermal impedance of the actuator and heat dissipation. Analytical and finite-element methods are described for predicting the thermal impedance of a piezoelectric bender. The predictions are compared experimentally using thermal imaging on a piezoelectric bender with laminated miniature power electronics.
Subject: actuators; piezoelectric; power electronics
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1320475
Identifier: uon:24159
Identifier: ISSN:1083-4435
Language: eng
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