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Abstract In this paper, the thermoelastic vibrations of a functionally graded thermo-piezoelectric rod of limited length are considered using the generalized theory of thermoelasticity. Both ends of the rod are fixed at zero voltage and are exposed to a movable axial heat source. Using the Laplace transform analysis, the problem was solved. The expressions for the displacements, temperature, stress, electric field and electric potential were obtained. To consider the influence of the properties of gradient materials, the moving heat source velocity and thermo-piezoelectric response, some comparisons were constructed for different distributions of the physical quantities. The non-homogeneity effect on the field variables is also discussed in some detail.