Advantages:
There are some advantages of piezoelectric pressure transducer which are given below,
- Rugged construction and small size.
- Excellent frequency response.
- High output with negligible phase shift.
Disadvantages:
There are some disadvantages of piezoelectric pressure transducer which are given below,
- Piezoelectric crystals are water soluble. Hence in a high humidity environment gets dissolved.
- It can be used for dynamic measurement only.
- Temperature sensitive.
Applications:
There are some applications of piezoelectric pressure transducer which are given below,
- It is used for measurement of non electrical quantities such as acceleration, vibration sound intensity and dynamic pressure.
- It is used in ultrasonic, non-destructive test equipments, ultrasonic flow meters, micro motion actuators.
- It is used in spark ignition engines.
