Modeling of piezoelectric transformers using finite-element technique

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 925-932

  Yang, Yao Joe ^a   Chen, Chien Chen ^a   Chen, Ya Mei ^a   Lee, Chih Kung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cold cathode fluorescent lamps; Electrical loading effect; Finite element method; Piezoelectric transformer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

3-D FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP (CCFLS); ELECTRICAL LOADING; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; SIMULATED RESULTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 53549083794     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2008.9671447     Document Type: Article

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