Abstract
Piezoelectric materials capable of performing both “sensing” and “actuation” belong to a class of smart materials. These materials produce electric charges on application of mechanical stress (as a sensor) or undergo dimensional change when subjected to an electric field (as an actuator). Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a piezoceramic material used widely due to its (i) fast response time, (ii) high frequency response, (iii) precession flow control, etc. PZT sensors and actuators are used for various applications such as vibration control of structures, for development of smart aeroplane wings/morphing structures, fuel flow control in automobile engines, etc. In this chapter, development of PZT powders, fabrication of PZT multilayered (ML) stacks, and their characterization is presented. PZT powders of high piezoelectric charge constant (d33 = 590–610 pC/N) is prepared by wet-chemical route. Simple PZT ML stacks with high block force (~5200 N) and amplified piezo actuators (APA) of high displacement (~173 µm) are fabricated by tape casting method using in-house developed PZT powder. The dynamic characterization of APA is carried out at different frequencies (100 Hz–1 kHz) and at different voltages (20–40 V). The actuator performs very well over the frequency range without attenuation of the signal, therefore, is suitable for vibration control applications.
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The authors thank XRD and SEM groups of Materials Science Division, Dr. S. Raja and Mr. V. Shankar of STTD Division for dynamic characterization of amplified actuator. The authors sincerely thank NPSM, NPMASS for the financial support (PARC#1:8 and PARC#3:7). The authors are grateful to Prof. S. B. Krupanidhi and Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan for their guidance as PARC chairs. A special thank to Dr.V. K. Atre, the key person behind NPSM/NPMASS for his interest and the encouragement in our R&D activities.
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Panda, P.K., Sahoo, B. (2014). Development and Characterization of PZT Multilayered Stacks for Vibration Control. In: Vinoy, K., Ananthasuresh, G., Pratap, R., Krupanidhi, S. (eds) Micro and Smart Devices and Systems. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1913-2_9
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