Multilayer Piezo Actuators
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Piezo actuators are today the core component in modern, energy-efficient fuel injection systems. They improve engine performance as well as reduce emissions and save fuel.
However, fast response and unrivalled precision are making piezo actuators likewise attractive for a number of further mechatronic tasks.
EPCOS is a leading supplier of customer-specific multilayer piezo actuator solutions. With many years of experience supplying the automotive industries at highest quality levels, EPCOS provides solutions in silver/palladium as well as copper technology.
| Design range of typical parameters | Applications | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | ≤ 80 mm |
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| Cross section | ≤ 10 x 10 mm2 | |
| Voltage | typ. 160 V | |
| Elongation | up to 170 µm | |
| Blocking force | up to 6000 N | |
| Temperature range | -40 ... +180 °C | |
| Lifetime | up to 1010 cycles | |
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