Electrostatic Speaker Driver
Application ID: 106771
This tutorial demonstrates a full electro-vibroacoustic analysis of a conceptual electrostatic speaker driver, composed of thin conducting plastic diaphragm residing between two perforated metal sheets called grids or stators. When an audio signal is applied to the grids (out of phase), an electrostatic force is developed between the charged diaphragm and the grids on both sides. While one grid causes the diaphragm to push, the other causes it to pull, thus moving air and creating sound.
The model couples Solid Mechanics and Electrostatics with the Electromechanics multiphysics coupling feature. Pressure Acoustics, Frequency Domain is used to model sound radiation.
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