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Piezofilm DT Series

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The DT series of piezo film sensors elements are rectangular elements of piezo film with silver ink screen printed electrodes.

They are available in a variety of different sizes and thicknesses. The DT film element produces more than 10 millivolts per microstrain, about 60 dB higher than the voltage output of a foil strain gage.

The capacitance is proportional to the area and inversely proportional to the thickness of the element. The DT series sensors are the simplest form of piezo film sensors, used primarily as dynamic strain gages and contact microphones for vibration or impact detection.

These are available without any leads for those applications where the customer wants to make his own lead attachment. They can be readily adhered to a surface with double-sided tape or epoxy. Lead attachment can be achieved by compressive clamping, crimps, eyelets, conductive epoxy or low temperature solders.


Features

  • Piezoelectric film sensor without lead attachments
  • Thin piezo polymer with high piezo activity
  • Flexible silver ink metallization
  • Available in different sizes and thicknesses
  • Min impedance: 1 MΩ; recommended 10 MΩ
  • Output voltage: mV to 100’s of volts
  • Operating temperature: -40 to 140°F (-40 to 60°C)

Applications

  • Sensing dynamic strain
  • Recording time of an event
  • Counting number of impacts
  • Make your own sensor element

Documents and Files

File Date Size
Piezofilm DT Series datasheet (English) 01/09/2016 191KB
Piezofilm sensors technical manual (English) 02/08/2012 1.9MB
Piezofilms FAQs (English) 02/05/2007 147KB
Interfacing piezofilms to electronics (English) 01/03/2006 573KB
Applying piezoelectric film in electronic designs (English) 16/12/2009 205KB
Piezofilm sensors modeling (English) 01/01/1989 771KB
Power generation using Piezofilms (English) 24/08/2010 192KB
Vital signs monitoring with piezofilm sensors (English) 18/05/2012 1.2MB
Ultrasonic PVDF transducer for 3-4 MHz operation (English) 13/09/2001 252KB
Aerosol spray noise profile (English) 26/02/2001 226KB
Detection of airflow (inhalation) in tube using laminated piezofilm element (English) 13/03/2001 473KB
Elasticated Chest/Abdomen Strap with Piezo Film Sensor (English) 04/09/2000 155KB
Comparison of frequency response: double-coated tape vs epoxy resin (English) 16/05/2002 165KB
Experiments with front-face co-planar ground electrodes (English) 02/02/2001 144KB
Piezo Film Glass-Break Sensors (English) 01/12/1998 294KB
Human shaking detection (English) 22/02/2001 153KB
Impact detection (English) 01/03/2000 178KB
PVDF Modal Analysis (English) 01/02/1988 897KB
Pulse/echo response of 52 micron PVDF with silver ink electrodes (English) 29/03/2002 315KB
PVDF noise performance (English) 28/10/2002 148KB
Pyroelectric Response in PVDF (English) 29/08/2001 261KB
Inflatable Chair Gives Respiration & Pulse Signals (English) 07/09/1999 107KB
Efficiency comparison between moving-coil and piezo film speakers (English) 13/10/2000 115KB
Comparison between piezofilm sensor, strain gauge, and accelerometer (English) 01/01/1987 412KB
Fuel Tank Level Sensor (English) 29/09/1992 608KB
Vandal-proof PVDF keypad principles (English) 16/06/1993 143KB
Vehicle vibration monitoring using PVDFs (English) 07/01/2002 192KB
Vibrating diaphragm using piezofilm (English) 23/09/1999 201KB
Detecting wheel rotation using piezofilms (English) 24/09/2002 163KB