Abstract
This paper presents the characterization of output power of the metal-core piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) fiber/aluminum composite. As the piezofiber is very fragile, the interphase forming/bonding (IF/B) method proposed by Asanuma was used for embedding it in an aluminum matrix without fracturing it. In this study, output power characterization of the piezo-composite specimen was done by an oscillation test, and it was found that 1) the output power generated by the specimen increases with increasing the square of its strain, and 2) the output power increases in proportion to its oscillation frequency.
