Artículos de revistas
Equivalent Circuit of Piezoelectric Diaphragms for Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring Applications
Fecha
2017-09-01Registro en:
IEEE Sensors Journal, v. 17, n. 17, p. 5537-5546, 2017.
1530-437X
10.1109/JSEN.2017.2725946
2-s2.0-85023609997
2-s2.0-85023609997.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Unilins-University Center of Lins
Institución
Resumen
Piezoelectric diaphragms are low-cost acoustic components commonly used in a wide variety of electronic devices, where the typical function is to generate an audible alarm. However, scientific study concerning the use of these components in advanced applications has increased in recent years because of their low cost and widespread availability in several standard sizes. Based on a growing interest in these components, we propose a basic equivalent electromechanical circuit considering a 1-D vibration assumption of piezoelectric diaphragms for structural health monitoring applications based on the electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique, which was used in this paper to assess the sensitivity of piezoelectric diaphragms to structural damage. The proposed circuit is a three-port type and is suitable for small metal structures. The sensitivities of three diaphragms of different sizes to structural damage were assessed using the proposed equivalent circuit and compared with the sensitivity of a conventional transducer commonly used in the EMI method. In addition, tests were performed on aluminum bars to experimentally validate the equivalent circuit, and the theoretical and experimental results correspond well.