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Peter Sesselmann shows us how to install the Peterman acoustic guitar pickup inside of your guitar, using a special Endpin Jack plug. This is one example of how to set up your own piezo guitar.

To understand what a piezoelectric transducer is, first we should look at the definition of a transducer: A transducer simply describes a device that converts one type of energy to another. A piezo transducer, then, is an active sensor, one that does not need the help of an external power as it is self-generating. Piezoelectric [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Piezoelectricity, which transforms kinetic energy into an electrical current–and vice versa–may soon see a [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Introducing, the piezoelectric railway, a system that harvests energy from passing trains. Innowatech, an [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Slated for 2012, the Athletic Ripples project just broke ground. India-based design firm Studio [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Introducing, the energy-generating piezo pavilion, developed by Danish architect firm 3XN. Designed for an [...]

This video clip outlines how piezoelectricity can be used to harvest energy. The LTC3588, a piezo energy harvesting solution, contains a low-loss full-wave bridge rectifier. This video shows its specs, benefits and applications, and explains a bit about what a piezo transducer does.

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Introducing, the piezoelectric shower, an installation that’s half-exotic art, half-pragmatic solution for sustainable energy [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Introducing, the piezo nightclub, the world’s first dance club to generate electricity from a [...]

This post is part of a series of posts that examine different real-world applications of piezo technology. From the piezo guitar, piezo motor, piezo actuator, piezo driver to the piezoelectric generator, this technology is popping up in all kinds of places. Can we charge our mobile phones by typing? Similar to the article discussing piezo-powered laptop [...]