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We begin our transduction mechanism discussion with transducers which are based on changes in the energy stored in an electric field. This class of mechanisms is capacitive. Some of these transducers accomplish energy conversion in a manner that is structurally dependent; some in a manner that is material dependent.
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Busch-Vishniac, I.J. (1999). Transduction Based on Changes in the Energy Stored in an Electric Field. In: Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1434-2_3
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