1. Displacement and force to be generated
The relation between the displacement and the force to be generated is shown in Fig.1. The displacement ξs at the mechanical output point of MechaTransR is obtained when 100 [V] of the recommended voltage is supplied onto MechaTransR without any external load, namely free condition. The force Fs is generated when 100 [V] is supplied and the output point is fixed. The gradient of the line Ks=Fs /ξs is represented as the rigidity of MechaTransR whereas the area of the triangle 0-Es -ξs indicates the energy Es to be produced by MechaTransR itself.
2. Characteristics under static conditions
The displacement of MechaTransR to be generated is shown in Fig.2 when it is used under a static loading condition such as spring constant.
If the load rigidity Kx to MechaTransR is equal to the rigidity of MechatransR Ks, the displacement of MechaTransR should be half of the free condition. If Kx is larger than Ks, the displacement should be less than half of the free condition, and if Kx is smaller than Ks, the displacement should be more than the half.
The energy of the loading side given by MechaTransR should be maximized when Kx is equal to Ks and it is a quarter of the total energy of MechaTransR itself shown as Fig.1.
3. Performance under a dynamic loading force
A mechanical resonance system is made up of both a loading mass M and rigidity of MechaTransR. The resonance frequency can be calculated from the following equation.
In this case, the M is very important to the resonance frequency of MechaTransR itself and the M consists of both the mass at the output point of MechaTransR and the mass of the loading side. When a step voltage is supplied to MechaTransR, the maximum kinetic energy to be given to M
on the transient phenomenon should be equal to the own energy of the piezoelectric device. That means the energy difference between dynamic conditions and static conditions is not so small. When MechaTransR is used under dynamic conditions, it is required to receive our technical consultation because MechaTransR may be damaged in the worst case unless appropriate treatments are given to MechaTransR. Please refer to "Operating precautions for MechaTransR>4)Do not superimpose DC voltage instantaneously".