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Nov, 2000
Presented by: Jim Socki, Crystal Engineering
Session 2
How Quartz Crystals Work: An Intuitive Approach, Part 2
Modes of Vibration
X-Rays
Session 3
How Quartz Crystals Work: An Intuitive Approach, Part 3
+ +
- -
+
A pushing force: A pulling force:
(aka: compression) (aka: tension)
+ -
+ - + -
+ +
- -
- -
+ +
+
-
The Piezoelectric Effect
Crystal
+-+-+-
Current Meter
=0
-----
Force
Current Meter
+++++
deflects in +
direction
++++
+-+-+-
…. With the switch open, the crystal material is now at rest again:
the positive charges cancel the negative charges.
The electromechanical effect
When the switch is closed, and you apply the exact amount
of power to get the same current that resulted when you squeezed
the crystal, the crystal should deform by the same amount!!
Crystal
++++ + side
power source
(battery)
----- - side
Crystal
-----
- side
power source
(battery)
+++++
+ side
RESONANCE
Q: What do the following events have in common?