Title :
Power Drive Circuits for Piezo-Electric Actuators in Automotive Applications
Author :
Gnad, Gunnar ; Kasper, Roland
Author_Institution :
Otto-von-Guericke-Univ., Magdeburg
Abstract :
This article presents two designs of power amplifiers to be used with piezo-electric actuators in diesel injectors. The topologies as well as the controller approach and implementation are discussed.
Keywords :
piezoelectric actuators; power amplifiers; diesel injectors; piezo-electric actuators; power amplifiers; power drive circuits; Automotive applications; Circuit topology; Combustion; Engine cylinders; Operational amplifiers; Piezoelectric actuators; Power amplifiers; Power electronics; Pulse amplifiers; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology, 2006. ICIT 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0726-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0726-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2006.372454
