A vibrating element includes a conductive first frame including a first beam portion and a first support portion supporting one end of the first beam portion, a conductive second frame that includes a second beam portion and a second support portion supporting one end of the second beam portion and is disposed separated from the first frame, an oscillating body that is disposed between another end of the first beam portion and another end of the second beam portion and connects the first beam portion and the second beam portion in an insulated state, and a power-consuming member that is installed on the oscillating body and is supplied with power via the first frame and the second frame.

A control circuit and a method for controlling a piezoelectric transformer are disclosed. In an embodiment the control circuit includes an inductor and a control unit, wherein the control circuit is configured to apply a voltage with a periodic waveform to a piezoelectric transformer, wherein a period duration of the voltage is specified by a control frequency and adjust the control frequency of the applied voltage as a function of an average current intensity of a current flowing through the inductor.

A first rectification circuit is connected to an output side of a first piezoelectric transformer and outputs a voltage of a first polarity. A second rectification circuit is connected to an output side of the second piezoelectric transformer and outputs a voltage of a second polarity. A frequency adjustment unit is connected between the second rectification circuit and an output of the second piezoelectric transformer, and adjusts a relationship between an output voltage and a drive frequency of the second piezoelectric transformer. A driving circuit supplies a drive signal to both the first piezoelectric transformer and the second piezoelectric transformer.

A piezoelectric dipole transmitter is provided that includes a piezoelectric element, an insulating support disposed at a midpoint of said piezoelectric element, or along the piezoelectric element, an external capacitance driver, and an external modulation capacitance disposed proximal to a first end of the piezoelectric element, where the driver capacitance is driven by a signal appropriate to excite a length-extensional acoustic mode of the piezoelectric element, where the piezoelectric element resonates at a piezoelectric element resonance frequency to radiate energy as an electric dipole.

A process for producing ozone and an apparatus for ozone generation are disclosed. In an embodiment, a process for producing ozone includes applying an input voltage to an input area of a piezoelectric transformer so that a high voltage is generated in an output area of the piezoelectric transformer, surrounding the piezoelectric transformer with an oxygenic process gas so that the ozone is formed from the process gas by the high voltage generated in the output area, measuring an amount of the generated ozone using a sensor and adapting the input voltage applied to the piezoelectric transformer on a basis of the measured amount of the generated ozone in order to set an ozone generation rate.

A device for generating an atmospheric-pressure plasma is disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a piezoelectric transformer comprising an input region and an output region, wherein the input region is designed to convert an applied alternating voltage into a mechanical oscillation, wherein the output region is designed to convert a mechanical oscillation into a voltage, and wherein the output region adjoins the input region in a longitudinal direction, a contact element fastened to the piezoelectric transformer, the contact element being designed to apply the alternating voltage to the input region and a holder, wherein the contact element is connected to the holder by a form-fit connection, in such a manner that a movement of the piezoelectric transformer in the longitudinal direction, relative to the holder, is prevented.

A method for frequency control of a piezoelectric transformer and a circuit arrangement including a piezoelectric transformer are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes exciting a piezoelectric transformer on an input side with an AC voltage of predetermined frequency as input voltage, capturing a phase information for an input impedance of the piezoelectric transformer in a feedback path, evaluating the captured phase information in respect of a predetermined phase criterion, and regulating the frequency of the AC voltage on a basis of the evaluated phase information.

An apparatus for generating an atmospheric pressure plasma is disclosed. In an embodiment an apparatus includes a first support element and a piezoelectric transformer supported by the first support element, wherein the piezoelectric transformer is supported at a position at which an oscillation node is formed when the piezoelectric transformer is operated at an operating frequency that is lower than its parallel resonant frequency, and wherein the piezoelectric transformer is configured to generate a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma.

Disclosed in the present invention is a digital chip-based digital driving method for a piezoelectric ceramic transformer, comprising the following steps: acquiring a rectified output voltage of a piezoelectric ceramic transformer; comparing the acquired output voltage with a preset voltage, and if there is a difference, adjusting the frequency of a driving signal; and adjusting the step-up ratio of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer by means of the frequency of the driving signal, so that the piezoelectric ceramic transformer outputs the preset voltage. In the present invention, the driving frequency can be changed in a digital way, so as to change the step-up ratio of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer, thereby finally stabilizing the output voltage. The piezoelectric ceramic transformer has stable output voltage, strong environmental adaptability and high reliability.

A transformer including a piezoelectric plate and interdigital electrodes is provided. The interdigitated electrodes includes a plurality of conductive strips disposed over the piezoelectric plate. A cross-sectional Lam mode resonance is excited in a cross sectional plane of the piezoelectric plate in response to input voltage applied through the interdigitated electrode, producing a voltage gain. A device including the aforementioned transformer is also provided.