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Macro Fiber Composite™ (MFC) P2 & P3 type, d31 effect – Contractor

The P2 and P3 type MFCs are mostly used for energy harvesting (PEH) and as strain sensors.

Macro Fiber Composite™ (MFC) P2 & P3 type, 

d31 operational mode – Contractor

Macro Fiber Composites™ (MFC) P2 & P3 types use the
d31 effect for actuation and contract up to 750ppm when operated at the maximum voltage rate of -60V to +360V. Both P2 and P3 MFCs are most commonly used for energy harvesting (PEH) and as strain sensors.

P2 type MFCs are also available as fully assembled cantilevers for 
PEH applications.

The P3 type MFC is composed of very wide fibers, which results in an orthotropic, monolithic piezo ceramic plate-like behavior compared to the P2 type. This also causes the P3 type MFC to be less flexible than the P2 or P1 type MFCs.

P2 type standard inventory sizes

MFC P2 types, anisotropic

-60V to 360V operating voltage

Model

Active length

in mm

Active width

in mm

Overall length

in mm

Overall width

in mm

Capacitance

in nF, ±20%

Free strain

in ppm, ±10%

Blocking force

in N, ±10%

M0714-P2

7

14

16

16

11

-540

-57

M2807-P2

28

7

37

10

21.5

-600

-35

M2814-P2

28

14

37

18

43

-630

-76

M5628-P2 

56

28

67

31

175

-740

-175

M8503-P2 

85

3

94

7

15.5

-430

-11

M8507-P2 

85

7

100

10

63

-605

-38

M8514-P2 

85

14

100

18

127

-630

-76

M8528-P2 

85

28

103

31

258

-740

-180

M8557-P2 

85

57

103

60

548

-750

-385

M8558-P2 

85

85

103

88

662

-750

-585

M17007-P2

170

7

185

11

126

-600

-37

MFC P2 types, Single Crystal PMN-PT, anisotropic

0V to 500V operating voltage

Model

Active length

in mm

Active width

in mm

Overall length

in mm

Overall width

in mm

Capacitance

in nF, ±20%

Free strain

in ppm, ±10%

Blocking force

in N, ±10%

M2814-P2-PMN-PT

28

14

37

18

30

-1850

-58

P3 type standard inventory sizes

MFC P3 types, orthotropic

-60V to 360V operating voltage

Model

Active length

in mm

Active width

in mm

Overall length

in mm

Overall width

in mm

Capacitance

in nF, ±20%

Free strain

in ppm, ±10%

Blocking force

in N, ±10%

M2814-P3

28

14

37

18

52

-620

-95

M5628-P3

56

28

66

31

130

-800

-240

M8528-P3

85

28

103

31

227

-800

-240

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How to Bond a MFC to Any Type of Host Structure

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MFC P1 type,
d33 operational mode – Elongator

P1 type MFCs, including the F1 and S1 types, utilize the d33 effect for actuation. They will elongate up to 1800ppm when operated at the maximum voltage rate of -500V to +1500V. P1 type MFCs are also very sensitive strain sensors.

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MFC Custom Design

In addition to manufacturing Macro Fiber Composite™ in a variety of standard sizes, we also offer numerous specialized MFC layouts. Specialty MFCs have more complex designs, including arrays of single MFCs, and also allow electronic components to be integrated with the MFC.

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