Abstract
Semi-passive damping techniques have been developed recently to address the problem of structural damping. Contrary to the standard passive piezoelectric damping, these new techniques adapt to environmental variations. Moreover, they present interesting multimodal damping performances. However, their efficiency is strongly correlated with their electromechanical coupling. The enhanced semi-passive damping technique presented herein compensates for this drawback. It reinforces the electromechanical coupling by artificially increasing the voltage amplitude delivered by the piezoelectric patches. Theoretical predictions and experimental results show a −24 dB attenuation on the vibration of a resonant cantilever steel beam, while reducing the piezoelectric material volume by 83%.
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