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Piezoelectric Force Sensors

Dynamics and Noise of a piezoelectric force sensor

An analysis the dynamics and noise of a piezoelectric force sensor is done in (Fleming 2010) ([Notes]({{< relref "fleming10_nanop_system_with_force_feedb" >}})).

Manufacturers

Manufacturers Links Country
PCB link USA
HBM link Germany
Kistler link Swiss
MMF link Germany

Signal Conditioner

The voltage generated by the piezoelectric material generally needs to be amplified using a [Signal Conditioner]({{< relref "signal_conditioner" >}}).

Either charge amplifiers or voltage amplifiers can be used.

Effect of using multiple Stacks in series of parallels

If two stack are wired in series, the generated charge is kept constant and the capacitance is reduced by a factor 2. Thus, the measured voltage is double while the measured charge is kept constant.

If two stacks are wired in parallel, the capacitance and the number of charge will be doubled. Thus, if a voltage amplifier is used, no change of voltage will be experienced. However, if a charge conditioner is used, the signal will be doubled.

Bibliography

Fleming, A.J. 2010. “Nanopositioning System with Force Feedback for High-Performance Tracking and Vibration Control.” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 15 (3):43347. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2009.2028422.