Acceleration Transducers

Acceleration transducers or accelerometers are contact transducers and

are mounted on the bearing housing. Accelerometers are the most
common types of transducers used in industry for machinery vibration
analysis such as angle grinder, electric motor, etc.
The most common accelerometer is the internally amplified
piezoelectric. Accelerometers are suitable for high frequency
measurement.
An accelerometer contains piezoelectric material-crystal, which is
placed under a load. As the transducer vibrates, the crystal is
compressed or decompressed, and a charged is produced.
The charge output is proportional to the force, and therefore
acceleration (Newtons second law).
An amplifier is required to convert that charge output to a voltage
output.