A method for manufacturing a deformation detection sensor that includes: preparing a plurality of thermoplastic resin layers, at least one of which has a main surface on which a conductive member is formed; laminating the plurality of thermoplastic resin layers; after lamination, integrally forming the plurality of thermoplastic resin layers by hot pressing to obtain a laminated body configured so that a transmission line is formed from a first portion of the conductive member and the laminated body; and attaching a piezoelectric film to the laminated body so that a piezoelectric element is formed from a second portion of the conductive member, the laminated body, and the piezoelectric film.

A polymer composite exhibiting piezoelectric properties can be formed for flexible and/or thin film applications, in which the polymer composite includes a polymer matrix and a piezoelectric ceramic filler embedded in the polymer matrix. The polymer matrix may include at least two polymers: a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer may be a fluorinated polymer, and the second polymer may be compatible with the first polymer and have a dielectric constant of less than approximately 20. The piezoelectric ceramic filler can be lithium doped potassium sodium niobite (KNLN), and be approximately 40-70% by volume of the polymer composite. The remaining 30-60% by volume may be the polymer matrix, which may itself be approximately 5-20% by weight second polymer and 80-95% fluorinated polymer.

The present application relates to an energy conversion apparatus. The energy conversion apparatus comprises: an upper conductive layer; a lower conductive layer, which is arranged below the upper conductive layer; and at least one piezoelectric micro/nano unit and a fluid, which are arranged between the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, wherein the piezoelectric micro/nano unit has a piezoelectric property and is immersed in the fluid. The present application further relates to a preparation method for an energy conversion apparatus and the use thereof.

The present application relates to an energy conversion apparatus. The energy conversion apparatus comprises: an upper conductive layer; a lower conductive layer, which is arranged below the upper conductive layer; and at least one piezoelectric micro/nano unit and a fluid, which are arranged between the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, wherein the piezoelectric micro/nano unit has a piezoelectric property and is immersed in the fluid. The present application further relates to a preparation method for an energy conversion apparatus and the use thereof.

A piezoelectric coaxial sensor includes: a sensor portion including a center conductor having a linear shape, a polymer piezoelectric layer containing polyvinylidene fluoride and that covers an outer peripheral surface of the center conductor, and a first outer conductor that surrounds an outer peripheral surface of the polymer piezoelectric layer; and jacket layers that each include a film having a tape shape wound to surround an outer peripheral surface of the sensor portion. The film of at least one of the jacket layers exposed to the outside of the piezoelectric coaxial sensor among the other jacket layers is adhered to a member in contact with an adhesive layer by the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes a thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 120° C. or lower.

The piezoelectric microphone chip includes a single thin plate, a diaphragm support structure that is provided on one surface of the thin plate and includes an outer edge support portion that supports an outer edge of the thin plate and a separation support portion that separates the thin plate into a plurality of diaphragms in association with the outer edge support portion, a single or a plurality of piezoelectric conversion portions formed by laminating a first electrode, a piezoelectric film, and a second electrode sequentially from a diaphragm side on each of the diaphragms, and a signal detection circuit that detects outputs from the piezoelectric conversion portions provided on the plurality of diaphragms, and a relationship among a thickness t.sub.1 of the outer edge support portion, a thickness t.sub.2 of the separation support portion, and a thickness td of the thin plate 10 is set to 13.3×td<t.sub.2<t.sub.1−20 μm.

A controller samples, after determination of a start of a user's press on a pressable input surface of a pressure sensing member, a value of an output voltage of the pressure sensing member, and determines whether one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied to accordingly determine whether the user's press on the pressable input surface is terminated. The first condition represents that the sampled value of the output voltage is lower than a predetermined second voltage threshold. The second condition represents that the output voltage has converged to a base voltage. The base voltage is a value of the output voltage of the pressure sensing member with no user's press on the pressable input surface of the pressure sensing member.

A method of making a piezoelectric sensor includes forming piezoelectric layer(s) to define a beam extending between a proximal portion and a distal end. The method also includes modeling a strain distribution on the beam based on a force applied to the beam, and defining an outer boundary with a shape substantially corresponding to a contour line of the strain distribution on the beam. The method also includes forming an electrode having said outer boundary shape, and attaching the electrode to the beam. The method also includes attaching the beam to a substrate in cantilever form so that the proximal portion of the beam is anchored to the substrate and the distal end of the beam is unsupported.

An energy harvester includes a frame having a base, a first side member affixed to the base, and a second side member affixed to the base and spaced apart from the first side member. A beam is coupled between the first side member of the frame and the second side member of the frame. The beam has a substrate layer with a first end affixed to the first side member of the frame, a second end affixed to the second side member of the frame, a first face, and a second face opposite to the first face. The substrate is elastically deformable in response to the vibratory force. The beam further includes a first piezoelectric layer joined to the first face of the substrate layer and having a terminal for electrical connection to a load, the first piezoelectric layer comprising at least one piezoelectric patch.

A hybrid RF-acoustic relay is provided where some but not all of the incident RF power is rectified to power the relay and, optionally, to provide power for further link features. The remaining fraction of the incident RF power is used to directly drive an acoustic transceiver array in communication with one or more acoustically powered nodes. In this manner, power, control and communication can be efficiently provided to acoustically powered nodes even in situations where an RF link or an acoustic link would perform poorly.