A Mixed-Variable Physics-Informed Neural Network for Direct and Converse Piezoelectricity in a Bimorph Cantilever
Abstract
In design applications, simulations enable rapid iterations and adjustments to device architecture, reducing the need for physical prototyping. The simulation of piezoelectric devices has traditionally relied on the Finite Element Method (FEM). Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) offer an alternative based on governing equations without requiring labeled solution data. This study develops a mixed PINN architecture for the static direct and converse piezoelectric responses of a PVDF bimorph cantilever. The network predicts two mechanical displacements, electric potential, three stress components, and two electric-displacement components. The methodology integrates the piezoelectric governing equations into a first-order loss formulation. The models are evaluated against coupled FEM solutions. For the converse effect, the relative L² errors in horizontal displacement, vertical displacement, and electric potential are 0.107, 0.150, and 0.045, respectively. For the direct effect, they are 0.117, 0.153, and 0.067. Compared with networks predicting only the two mechanical displacements and electric potential, the mixed configurations recover the mechanical response more accurately under the tested training conditions. However, discrepancies between independently predicted stresses and those reconstructed from displacement and potential derivatives from the PINN reveal incomplete physical consistency. These results support approximate displacement and potential prediction…
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