TY - BOOK TI - Piezoelectric ceramics: principles and applications SN - 9780615565033 (pbk) AV - TK 7871.15.C4 P54.2014 PY - 2014///, CY - Mackeyville, PA PB - APC International KW - Piezoelectric ceramics KW - Cerámica piezoeléctrica N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas; Introduction -- Piezoelectric constants -- Behavior of a piezoelectric ceramic element -- Stability -- Typical applications -- Soft ceramics vs. hard ceramics -- New approaches -- Piezoelectric ceramics from APC -- Generators -- Static input -- Dynamic input (impact ignition) -- Solid state batteries -- Sensors -- Axial sensors -- Flexional sensors -- Temperature effects -- Special-purpose designs and applications -- Actuators -- Axial and transversal actuators -- Flexional actuators -- Applications for piezoelectric actuators -- Transducers -- Audible sound transducers -- Generating ultrasound vibrations in liquids or solids -- Transmitting ultrasonic signals -- Miscellaneous -- Securing a piezoelectric ceramic element -- Electrical connections -- Testing ER -