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  2. Piezoelectric sensor - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric disk generates a voltage when deformed (change in shape is greatly exaggerated) A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting them to an electrical charge. The prefix piezo-is Greek for 'press' or 'squeeze'. [1]

  3. Piezoelectrochemical transducer effect - Wikipedia

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    The piezoelectrochemical transducer effect (PECT) is a coupling between the electrochemical potential and the mechanical strain in ion-insertion-based electrode materials. . It is similar to the piezoelectric effect – with both exhibiting a voltage-strain coupling - although the PECT effect relies on movement of ions within a material microstructure, rather than charge accumulation from the ...

  4. Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer - Wikipedia

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    Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUT) are MEMS-based piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers.Unlike bulk piezoelectric transducers which use the thickness-mode motion of a plate of piezoelectric ceramic such as PZT or single-crystal PMN-PT, PMUT are based on the flexural motion of a thin membrane coupled with a thin piezoelectric film, such as PVDF.

  5. Vibration-powered generator - Wikipedia

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    A transducer made of a piezoelectric diaphragm being disturbed by a sound pressure wave. A vibration powered generator is a type of electric generator that converts the kinetic energy from vibration into electrical energy. The vibration may be from sound pressure waves or other ambient vibrations.

  6. Piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system (piezoMEMS) is a miniature or microscopic device that uses piezoelectricity to generate motion and carry out its tasks. It is a microelectromechanical system that takes advantage of an electrical potential that appears under mechanical stress .

  7. Ultrasonic transducer - Wikipedia

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    The transducers typically use piezoelectric transducers [3] or capacitive transducers to generate or receive ultrasound. [4] Piezoelectric crystals are able to change their sizes and shapes in response to voltage being applied. [3] On the other hand, capacitive transducers use electrostatic fields between a conductive diaphragm and a backing plate.

  8. Acousto-optic modulator - Wikipedia

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    A piezoelectric transducer is attached to a material such as glass. An oscillating electric signal drives the transducer to vibrate, which creates sound waves in the material. These can be thought of as moving periodic planes of expansion and compression that change the index of refraction.

  9. Piezoelectric motor - Wikipedia

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    Insides of a slip-stick piezoelectric motor. Two piezoelectric crystals are visible that provide the mechanical torque. [1]A piezoelectric motor or piezo motor is a type of electric motor based on the change in shape of a piezoelectric material when an electric field is applied, as a consequence of the converse piezoelectric effect.