This book presents the latest and complete information about various types of piezosensors. A sensor is a converter of the measured physical size to an electric signal. Piezoelectric transducers and sensors are based on piezoelectric effects. They have proven to be versatile tools for the measurement of various processes. They are used for quality assurance, process control and for research and development in many different industries. In each area of application specific requirements to the parameters of transducers and sensors are developed. The book presents the fundamentals, technical design and details and practical applications. Methods to design piezosensors are described, allowing to create sensors with unique properties. New methods to measure physical sizes and new constructions of sensors including large area of piezosensors are described in this book. This book is written for specialists in transforming hydroacoustics, non-destructive control, measuring technique, sensors development for automatic control and also for graduate students.

Valeriy Sharapov, born 9 January 1944, Ukraine, doctor of technical sciences (doctor habil.), professor, department head of Cherkassy State Technological University (Ukraine), authored approximately 300 articles, 500 patents of inventions and 12 books in engineering and management, one of them his successful Russian book on Piezosensors. He graduated from Shostka ChemicalTechnological College (Ukraine) and branch of the Moscow Engineering Physical Institute (Presently - Seversk State Technological Institute of Ministry of Atomic Industry of Russian Federation), received Candidate of Sciences degree in 1977 at Tomsk Institute of Automation, Electronics and Control of System), Doctorate in Sciences awarded in 1996 in the Odessa National Polytechnic University; Some devices, sensors and systems developed by him used in industry; Teaches courses on Sensors", Technology of instrument-making, Technology, Scientific interests: piezoceramic sensors, devices, atomic systems, rocket industry, medical devices, system analysis, management technology, non-destructive methods of control.

Preface

General information about piezoelectric sensors
Monomorph piezoceramic elements
Spatial energy force structure of piezoceramic transducers
Measuring chains of piezoelectric sensors
Feedback in the piezoceramic sensors
Bimorph and threemorph piezoelements
Devices by control and diagnostics of bimorph piezoelements
Piezomagnetic sensors
Hydroacoustic transducers
Transducers for non-destructive control
Sensors of tones of Korotkov
Electroacoustic transducers
Piezoceramic accelerometers
Resonant piezoceramic sensors
Sensors with piezoelements in electric filters
Piezoceramic scanners for probe nanomicroscopes