Piezoelectric Roof Tiles

Piezoelectric materials are materials that produce an electric current when they are placed under mechanical stress.

Piezoelectric roof tiles.

The piezoelectric process is also reversible so if you apply an electric current to these materials they will actually change shape slightly. Each glass tile is a pixel in the pathway s mosaic imagery of earth mars the moon and the international. Piezoelectric floors generate many microwatts up to many watts per step depending on space pedestrians frequency and piezoelectric technology. Ilan stern a gtri senior research scientist shows piezoelectric tiles that will be used to create a lighted outdoor footpath at the nasa kennedy space center s visitor complex at cape canaveral florida.

The piezoelectric effect is the key the ability of certain materials to generate an electrical charge in response to applied mechanical stress otherwise known as pressure is the key to the success of kinetic tiles. Branden camp georgia tech.