Timeline for Will a piezoelectric material under constant pressure maintain its electrostatic charge/behave like an electret?
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| Jul 4 at 15:22 | comment | added | niels nielsen | Yes, but the piezo unit then sits in a bent state holding little charge- if you unbend it (allow it to spring back) it will put out another pulse of opposite polarity. Note that all this depends on the input impedance of whatever it is connected to. It's sort of a messy business. | |
| Jul 4 at 9:58 | comment | added | Tindeuchen | Thank you for your answer. Does this mean a piezoelectric crystal under constant strain would discharge simply by connecting the two poles with a conductor? | |
| Jul 4 at 5:31 | history | answered | niels nielsen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |