Power flow through amplifiers controlling electrostrictive actuators

Gregory A. Zvonar; Douglas K. Lindner; Richard M. Goff

doi:10.1117/12.310664

16 June 1998 Power flow through amplifiers controlling electrostrictive actuators

Gregory A. Zvonar, Douglas K. Lindner, Richard M. Goff

Proceedings Volume 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310664
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper, the power flow between stacked electrostrictor actuators and a pulse-width-modulated switching amplifier is analyzed. The amplifier and actuator are components of a smart skin whose function is underwater acoustic echo cancellation. An integrated model is developed with includes a dynamic structural model of the actuator, a dynamic model of the power electronics and a nonlinear electromechanical coupling mechanism of the electrostrictor actuation materials.Using a linearized model, the mechanical admittance of the actuator seen by an external force is analyzed. An outer acoustic control loop is shown to modify this mechanical admittance and optimize the power coupling between the actuator and an external fluid medium by impedance matching. Effective power flow occurs only when the frequency of the external force is within the bandwidth of the amplifier.

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Gregory A. Zvonar, Douglas K. Lindner, and Richard M. Goff "Power flow through amplifiers controlling electrostrictive actuators", Proc. SPIE 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (16 June 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310664

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