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Generating Electricity from Crystals
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Conceptual Design of Piezo Roads
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Versatility of Piezo Electricity
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Representation of Change of Shape to generate current
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Practical Applications of Piezoelectricity
Articles
- Low Power Piezo Motion: Reduced-voltage piezo motor breakthrough creates options for medical devices
- Published In Design News
May 2010
By Al Presher, contributing editor
Dramatic reductions in voltage and power requirements are making tiny piezo motors and drive systems an interesting option for portable, low-power medical devices. By eliminating the need for the high voltage normally associated with piezo systems, a new piezo motor design from New Scale Technologies enables miniature motion systems that operate on a single 3-V battery without using voltage boost circuits.
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- Published In Medical Design Technology
April 2009
By Ralph Weber, New Scale Technologies
Piezo motor technology is still in its relatively early stages of application development, but is already demonstrating the tremendous value and functionality it offers in medical devices. These motors are very small, yet enable long-range and precise motion. This article reviews several solutions in which piezo motor technology is enhancing the capabilities of medical devices.
Read Full Article Here - Power Packed Piezoelectric motors: Big power, Small package
- Published In MICROmanufacturing Magazine
Nov 2008
By Bill Kennedy
An excellent introduction to piezoelectric motors. This article presents a background explanation of the piezoelectric effect and its use in several different motor designs, including New Scale's direct linear drive SQUIGGLE motor as well as MicroMo's Piezo Wave and Piezo Legs configurations.
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- Published In Electronic Products
October 2006
By David Henderson and Lisa Schaertl
Ultrasonic piezoelectric motors have been around for more than 30 years. Recent innovations have improved the motors’ robustness and manufacturability, in ever smaller sizes. Now these tiny ceramic motors have caught the attention of consumer product designers, as a way to pack more features into tinier products.
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