Optimal design of resonant piezoelectric buzzer from a perspective of vibration-absorber theory

Structural Design and Physical Mechanism of Axial and Radial Sandwich Resonators with Piezoelectric Ceramics: A Review

Piezoelectric ceramics are inexpensive functional materials which are widely used in sonar detection, home appliances, meteorological detection, telemetry and environmental protection and other applications. Sensors fabricated from these materials are compact and have fast response characteristics. Their underlying functional methodology is based on the direct piezoelectric effect whereby very small mechanical vibration signals are converted into electrical signals. Piezoelectric resonators are based on the reverse piezoelectric effect and they are widely used for the control of precision instruments and precision machinery, microelectronic components, bioengineering devices and other in applications requiring components to provide precision control of the relevant functional mechanism. In this paper, the structural evolution and design mechanism of sandwich resonators based on piezoelectric materials are reviewed, and the advantages and disadvantages of different structures are compared and analyzed. The goal is to provide a comprehensive reference for the selection, application and promotion of piezoelectric resonators and for future structural innovation and mechanism research relevant to sandwich resonators.

Electroacoustic analysis, design, and implementation of a small balanced armature speaker

This paper presents a new design and implementation of a balanced armature speaker (BAS), which is composed of permanent magnetic circuits, a moving armature, and a coil. The armature rocks about a pivot with the coil at one end and the permanent magnet on another. A magnetic circuit analysis is conducted for the designed BAS to formulate the force factor, which is required for modeling the coupling between the electrical and mechanical systems. In addition, an electromechanoacoustical analogous circuit is established for the BAS, which bears the same structure as the moving coil loudspeaker, except that the force factor is different. A hybrid model, which combines the lumped parameter model in the electrical and acoustical domains with a finite element model in the mechanical domain, is developed to model the high-frequency response because of the high-order modes of the membrane, the drive rod, and the armature. The electroacoustic analysis is experimentally verified. The results indicate that the sound pressure response that is simulated using the hybrid model is in superior agreement with the measured response to that simulated using the lumped parameter model.