Bender Typed Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuator |
Byung-Guk Ahn, Dong-Kyun Lee1, Deuk-Young Han2, Chong-Yoon Kang1, Ji-Won Park1, Hyun-Jai Kim1, Seok-Jin Yoon1 |
Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University 1Thin Film Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Konkuk University |
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ABSTRACT |
A Bender typed Multilayer Actuator(BMA) for decreasing the depolarization effect was designed and fabricated. Unlike bimorph and multimorph actuators in which depolarization occurred, the BMA did not generate depolarization because the polarization and the electric field directions are the same. The simulated results indicate that higher displacement of the BMA can be achieved by increasing input voltage. Compared with the multimorph actuator, the proposed actuator is expected to extend a life time as well as acceptable voltage range. |
Key words:
Bender typed multilayer actuator, Bimorph, Multimorph, Depolarization |
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