title: Analysis of rosen piezoelectric transformers with a varying cross-section.
abstract: We study the effects of a varying cross-section on the performance of Rosen piezoelectric transformers operating with length extensional modes of rods. A theoretical analysis is performed using an extended version of a one-dimensional model developed in a previous paper. Numerical results based on the theoretical analysis are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D014159:Transducers; D014732:Vibration