Piezo-electric transformer
US5962954A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N30/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A piezo-electric transformer comprising a piezo-electric body (PEB) including a driving region having input electrodes (1, 3) and at least one driven region having output electrodes (E11). These regions have opposite faces with at least one of the regions comprising a number of sections polarized in a direction perpendicular to the opposite faces and one pole of each section being connected to an opposite pole of another section by electrically conductive elements (2, 1', 2') in such a way that the sections form a series arrangement. These sections are in a very simple way effectively arranged in series, thereby increasing the input impedance of the piezo-electric transformer. Because the sections are polarized in opposing directions the electrically conductive elements can be of a very simple construction which do not require external conduction wires.
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