Epcos Ag

Tdk Electronics Ag

Relyon Plasma Gmbh

Reylon Plasma Gmbh

Robert Boschgmbh

Markus Puff

Pavol Kudela

Michael Weilguni

Stefan Nettesheim

Franz Rinner

Georg Kügerl

Bernhard Döllgast

Dominik Burger

Thomas Wippel

Markus Koini

Christoph Auer

Johann Pichler

Bernhard Doellgast

Dariusz Korzec

Jürgen Konrad

Monika Stadlober

Peter Kraxner

Martin Galler

Harald Kastl

Georg Kuegerl

Florian Hoppenthaler

Frank Werner

Jan Ihle

Alexander Glazunov

Robert Hoffmann

Michael Schossmann

Robert Krumphals

Günter Engel

Guenter Engel

Igor Kartashev

Thomas Bernert

Betsalel Rechav

Michael Krenn

Alexander Melischnig

Denis Orosel

Sebastian Redolfi

Klaus Forster

Michael Huainig

Amnon Lam

Stefan Endler

Stephan Bigl

Eliezer Fuchs

Florian Hoppenthaller

In an embodiment a method includes applying an AC voltage to an input region, converting, by the input region, the AC voltage into a mechanical oscillation, converting, by an output region, the mechanical oscillation into an electrical voltage and igniting a plasma at an output-side end side of an piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes the input region and the output region, wherein the piezoelectric transformer includes a longest edge and a shortest edge, and wherein the longest edge has a length that is twenty times a length of the shortest edge or less.

Piezoelectric transformer

In an embodiment a component includes at least one carrier layer, the carrier layer having a top side and a bottom side and at least one functional layer arranged on the top side of the carrier layer, the functional layer including a material having a specific electrical characteristic, wherein the component is configured for direct integration into an electrical system as a discrete component.

Component and method for manufacturing a component

In an embodiment a device includes a first housing in which a piezoelectric transformer is arranged and a second housing in which a control circuit is arranged, the control circuit configured to apply an input voltage to the piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer is configured to ionize a process medium, and wherein the device is configured to provide a circulating air operation so that the process medium is guided from the piezoelectric transformer through a catalytic converter and then back to the piezoelectric transformer and generate a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma.

Device for producing a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma and active space comprising such a device

A device () comprising an electro-ceramic component () which has a first electrical contact (A), provided on a first side face (A) of the electro-ceramic component () in the excitation zone (), and a second electrical contact (B) provided on a second side face (B) of the electro-ceramic component (). A sealing compound () is placed around the electro-ceramic component () so that the first electrical contact (A) and the second electrical contact (B) are covered by the sealing compound () and a free end () of a section () of the high-voltage zone () of the electro-ceramic component () projects beyond a free end () of the sealing compound ().

Device having an electro-ceramic component

A method of operating a piezoelectric plasma generator including applying an input signal to a piezoelectric transformer of the piezoelectric plasma generator. An absolute value of a peak amplitude of the input signal is periodically reduced and increased to a level smaller and larger than an ignition voltage of the plasma generator, such that plasma generation periodically collapses.

Method of operating a piezoelectric plasma generator

In an embodiment a process for producing ozone includes applying an input voltage to an input area of a piezoelectric transformer so that a high voltage is generated in an output area of the piezoelectric transformer, wherein the piezoelectric transformer is operated in a pulsed manner such that phases in which the input voltage is applied to the piezoelectric transformer and phases in which the input voltage is not applied to the piezoelectric transformer alternate at regular intervals and surrounding the piezoelectric transformer with an oxygenic process gas so that the ozone is formed from the process gas by the high voltage generated in the output area.

Process for producing ozone and apparatus for ozone generation

A hard lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramic has an ABOstructure with A sites and B sites. The PZT ceramic is doped with Mn and with Nb on the B sites and the ratio Nb/Mn is &#x3c;2. A piezoelectric multilayer component having such a PZT ceramic and also a method for producing a piezoelectric multilayer component are also disclosed.

Hard PZT ceramic, piezoelectric multilayer component and method for producing a piezoelectric multilayer component

A piezoelectric transformer and a method for producing a piezoelectric transformer are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes manufacturing a main body having an input region having electrodes and a first piezoelectric material being alternately stacked one on top of the other. An output region includes a second piezoelectric material. The first piezoelectric material is polarized and a removable contact is fitted to an output-side end side of the main body, which end side faces away from the input region. A first electrical potential is applied to the removable contact for polarizing the second piezoelectric material.

Method for producing a piezoelectric transformer and piezoelectric transformer

An electrical component having partial bodies, a base on which the partial bodies are arranged, and at least one connection contact for electrically connecting the partial bodies to a carrier. A method for producing an electrical component having one or more partial bodies is also disclosed.

Electrical component and a method for producing an electrical component

The present invention relates to a holder () for a piezoelectric component (), having a clamping device () and two contact elements () which contain a conductive rubber material, wherein the clamping device () is designed to clamp the piezoelectric component () between the contact elements () in a closed state, and wherein the contact elements () are in electrical contact with the piezoelectric component () in the closed state of the clamping device ().

Holder for a piezoelectric component

In an embodiment an apparatus for generating ozone includes a piezoelectric transformer having an input area and an output area, wherein the input area is configured to convert an applied AC voltage into a mechanical vibration, and wherein the output area is configured to convert the mechanical vibration into an electrical voltage so that the ozone is generated by the electrical voltage of the output area.

A device for producing a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma and an active space including such a device are disclosed. In an embodiment a device includes a first housing, in which a piezoelectric transformer is arranged and a second housing, in which a control circuit is arranged, the control circuit configured to apply an input voltage to the piezoelectric transformer, wherein the first housing comprises a coating configured to eradicate irritant gases.

A method for producing a plurality of piezoelectric multilayer components is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for producing a plurality of piezoelectric multilayer components includes grinding the piezoelectric multilayer components without an addition of an abrasive by rubbing the piezoelectric multilayer components against one another so that a material abrasion of the piezoelectric multilayer components is carried out.

Method for producing a plurality of piezoelectric multilayer components

An electrical connection contact () for a ceramic component () is specified. The connection contact () comprises a first material (M) and a second material (M) arranged thereon, wherein the first material (M) has a high electrical conductivity and the second material (M) has a low coefficient of thermal expansion.

Electrical connection contact for a ceramic component, a ceramic component, and a component arrangement

An arrester and a method for producing an arrester are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes providing at least three green layers, wherein each layer includes at least one green sheet, introducing at least one hole into a first layer and applying an electrically conductive material for forming inner electrodes to a second layer and a third layer. The method further includes laminating the layers to form a green stack, wherein the first layer is arranged between the second layer and the third layer, separating the green stack into individual components and compacting the individual components, wherein laminating the layers and compacting the individual components are effected in a single temperature process by co-firing.

Method for producing an arrester, and arrester

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