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Issue 5.1

NEED TO CALCULATE CAPACITANCE?

Use the APCPiezoCalc App!

Pick your part shape, measurement units and dimensions. Explore APC International material choices or enter your own. Confirm that you are solving for Capacitance and calculate the result!

APCPiezoCalc is the interactive mobile application that allows the user to easily calculate the frequency constant, resonance frequency, capacitance, dielectric constant, static displacement, and static voltage of many piezoelectric ceramic elements.

Options Include:

Part Shape

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Metric or English Units
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Capacitance
Static Displacement
Static Voltage
Frequency Constant
Resonance Frequency
Dielectric Constant

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Experiments - General Testing

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Piezo Pacemaker Power

Exciting Research at University of Michigan

According to the University of Michigan, researchers at the University are experimenting with piezoelectric ceramics to convert the heart's vibrations into a usable voltage to power a patient's pacemaker. Piezoelectric materials generate an electrical charge when they are acted upon by a mechanical force - in this case the the beating of the patient's heart.

Review the Blog Posting

Learn about Generator Action in Piezoelectric Ceramics

Check out the Book: Piezoelectric Ceramics: Principles and Applications

Heart Beat Wave Form - Click to access the online article PDF

Power Output - Click to access the online article PDF

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Exhibition 2013

When: March 10-14, 2013

Where: Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA

Event Info:

A multidisciplinary forum that seeks to advance research in adaptive structures and mechanisms, smart sensors, NDE, civil infrastructure, aerospace systems, energy harvesting and more.

Call for 2013 Papers - abstracts due by 8/27/2012

Review Abstracts from 2012

Learn more about this years event!

Ultrasonic Industry Association 42nd Annual Symposium

When: April 22-24, 2013

Where: Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (in the Walt Disney World Resort), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Event Info:

This is a well rounded forum for users, manufacturers and researchers to discuss state-of-the-art materials and devices to generate, detect and suppress sound. Papers will be presented and commercial firms may also display and/or present products.

2012 Summer Issue of Vibrations Newsletter

Additional event information here

Call for Papers - Abstract Due 10/31/2012

13th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound

When: May 12-15, 2013

Where: Shanghai, China

Event Info:

The ISTU 2013 symposium will be a gathering of esteemed experts from around the world. A broad range of topics will be covered such as Bubble-Enhanced Delivery, Brain Drug Delivery, Cavitation Studies, Clinical Studies, Transducers and Devices, Tumor Delivery and Treatment, and Gene and Cell Therapy. There will be poster and oral sessions.

Watch for a call for papers/abstracts!