unimorph


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unimorph

[′yü·nə‚mȯrf]
(electronics)
A piezoelectric microphone that consists of a single piezoelectric disk cemented to a thin metal plate.
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Finite Element Analysis of Galfenol Unimorph Vibration Energy Harvester, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 48(11): 3977-3980.
Nonlinear model for Galfenol cantilevered unimorphs considering full magneto elastic coupling, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 12(10): 1-17.
Magnetostrictive actuator with differential displacement amplification mechanism
Design and simulation of unimorph piezoelectric energy harvesting system, in COMSOL Conference in Bangalore, 17-18 October 2013, Bangalore, India.
Piezoelectric systems as an alternative energy source/Pjezoelektriniu energijos surinkimo sistemu apzvalga
Piezoelectric fibers, a piezoceramic wafer or a piezoceramic unimorph structure are mounted within the tire such that an electric charge is generated as the wheel assembly moves along a ground surface and is stored in energy storage devices.
System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy
Called Thunder (for thin-layer composite unimorph ferroelectric driver and sensor), the new technology is based on a piezoelectric ceramic wafer attached to a metal backing with a polyimide adhesive, according to Joycelyn Simpson, a materials research engineer in Langley's Composites and Polymers Branch.
Both unimorphs (thin wafers of ceramic bonded to single layers of metal) and bimorphs (metal shims sandwiched between ceramic layers) have shown promise.
Smart skis and other adaptive structures
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