DRIVE CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS

A drive circuit for and method of driving a piezoelectric actuator utilizes an impedance coupled to the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the impedance and the piezoelectric actuator together form a tank circuit that has a resonant frequency. A first circuit is provided that drives the actuator at the...

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Main Authors LUC, TAI, P, BLANDINO, THOMAS, P, ZHOU, PETER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.04.2015
Subjects
ELECTRICITY
FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A drive circuit for and method of driving a piezoelectric actuator utilizes an impedance coupled to the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the impedance and the piezoelectric actuator together form a tank circuit that has a resonant frequency. A first circuit is provided that drives the actuator at the resonant frequency and a second circuit is further provided that selectively operates the first circuit in one of at least two modes of operation including a first mode that causes the actuator to be energized at a first duty cycle and a second mode that causes the actuator to be energized at a second duty cycle.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20070811272