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The proper equivalent interface circuit of a piezoelectric material below ultrasonic frequency range is developed and analyzed incorporating a voltage source and a capacitor theoretically and experimentally. The emphasis is placed on the physical connection between a capacitor and a voltage source. The first model considered is of a capacitor connected in series with a voltage source. The second model consists of a capacitor connected in parallel with a voltage source. This paper presents the analyses of these two different circuit models for a piezoceramic by discussing the electric impedance and phase angle of a piezoceramic theoretically and experimentally and determines the best-fit model of a PZT to use for structural vibration applications.

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On the Circuit Model of Piezoceramics

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