Improved current and charge amplifiers for driving piezoelectric loads

Andrew J. Fleming; S. O. Reza Moheimani

doi:10.1117/12.483971

31 July 2003 Improved current and charge amplifiers for driving piezoelectric loads

Andrew J. Fleming, S. O. Reza Moheimani

Proceedings Volume 5052, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Damping and Isolation; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483971
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Piezoelectric transducers are known to exhibit less hysterisis when driven with current or charge rather than voltage. Despite this advantage, such methods have found little practical application due to the poor low frequency response of present current and charge driver designs. This paper introduces the compliance feedback current driver containing a secondary voltage feedback loop to prevent DC charging of capacitive loads and to compensate for any voltage or current offsets in the driver circuit. Low frequency bandwidths in the milli-Hertz range can be achieved.

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Andrew J. Fleming and S. O. Reza Moheimani "Improved current and charge amplifiers for driving piezoelectric loads", Proc. SPIE 5052, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Damping and Isolation, (31 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483971

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