Electrical generator or motor structure – Non-dynamoelectric – Piezoelectric elements and devices
Patent
1992-04-07
1994-05-24
Stephan, Steven L.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Non-dynamoelectric
Piezoelectric elements and devices
310345, H01L 4108
Patent
active
053152034
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling the motion of a structural member on a space platform truss structure, launch vehicle, automobile, building, or the like is comprised of a first driving piezoelectric element and a second constraining piezoelectric element. The first piezoelectric element is embedded in or bonded onto the structural member. The second piezoelectric element is bonded onto the structural member, with a viscoelastic material (VEM) layer sandwiched between the structural member and the second piezoelectric element. The first and second piezoelectric elements are electrically connected in opposite phase. When the structural member is deformed by an applied force, the first driving piezoelectric element is correspondingly deformed, generating an electrical field. The electrical field is then applied in an opposite sense to the second piezoelectric element through the electrical connections, thereby oppositely deforming the second piezoelectric element with respect to the first piezoelectric element. This opposite deformation induces a large shear strain in the VEM layer, giving the apparatus a large damping capacity. Because the system is passive, it has great advantages over prior art systems, because of its greater simplicity, lower cost, easier maintainability, and lower weight.
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Haszko D. R.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Scholl John P.
Stephan Steven L.
Stout Donald E.
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