高频宽带圆管换能器研究

压电圆管换能器是水声领域中广泛应用的换能器之一,它一般采用压电圆管的径向振动模态。利用压电圆管的径向振动模态和高阶振动模态来实现圆管的宽带发射性能。采用有限元方法对圆管换能器进行了分析,利用ANSYS软件建立圆管换能器的有限元模型,并对其进行结构优化。最终所制作换能器的径向谐振频率为47.5kHz,其工作带宽为40~80kHz,发送电压响应起伏不超过±4dB,最大发送电压响应为150dB。研究结果表明：所采用的有限元法计算结果与测试结果吻合较好,换能器实现了高频、宽带、水平无指向性的发射性能。     

高频宽带换能器研究

主要研究高频换能器的匹配层技术,通过匹配层技术拓宽换能器的频带,首先利用等效电路法分析高频匹配层换能器,其次通过Matlab仿真分析匹配层材料的密度、声速、厚度变化对换能器电声参数性能的影响,进而对其电声性能进行优化设计,最终制作出一高频宽带换能器。通过实验测得结果与仿真结果基本一致,实验测得换能器的最大发送电压响应为178dB,工作频带为260～370kHz,带内发送电压响应起伏为-3dB,300kHz时换能器指向性-3dB开角为6．5°。     

TR-43型水声换能器

TR-43型水声换能器概述 TR-43型水声换能器采用纵向振动形式,是一种宽带大功率、高灵敏度、接发共用的水声换能器。此换能器结构坚固,性能稳定可靠,电声效率高。内部安装有调谐网络,在3.8kHz～5.5kHz频率范围内,其阻抗相角≤±20°。附带接插头,安装拆卸方便。在浅海中,既可单独使用。也可以排列成阵使用。     

压电复合材料用于透镜式聚焦换能器的研究

为了增加聚焦换能器的带宽, 抑制其多模振动耦合现象, 提高电声转换效率, 实验采用1-3型压电复合材料代替压电陶瓷作为超声发射材料, 设计并制作了一种新型的1-3型压电复合材料透镜式聚焦换能器。通过频率特性的对比研究, 证明了1-3型压电复合材料透镜式聚焦换能器不仅能增加换能器的带宽, 达到PZT压电陶瓷透镜式聚焦换能器带宽的3.13倍, 而且能明显抑制径向振动, 得到单一纯净的厚度振动模态。另外, 1-3型压电复合材料透镜式聚焦换能器的电声转换效率达到PZT压电陶瓷透镜式聚焦换能器的1.88倍, 为高效率聚焦超声换能器的实现提供了理论及实验基础。     

面剪切振动模式弛豫铁电单晶换能器

[011]极化方向、zxt-45°切型的PIN-PMT-PT单晶因其高剪切压电应变常数、高机电耦合系数和高柔顺系数等特点,在水声换能器中存在广阔的应用前景。通过设计中间质量块的方法,将单晶产生的剪切振动转换为换能器的纵向振动,并利用辐射头的弯曲振动和圆环尾质量块振动的耦合拓宽工作频带。通过有限元仿真分析,研究了结构参数对各阶模态振型和谐振频率的影响。最终仿真得到的换能器工作频带6～18 kHz,最大发送电压响应为138 dB,带内起伏小于4 dB。研究结果表明：采用面剪切工作模式有利于实现换能器低频、小尺寸、宽带发射。     

一种采用PVDF压电薄膜的弯张换能器

本文提出了一种采用PVDF压电薄膜代替弯张换能器的金属外壳的新型弯张换能器,即一种采用PVDF压电薄膜的弯张换能器。用阻抗分析仪、激光扫描测振仪和水声测量系统分别测量了采用PVDF压电薄膜的弯张换能器的谐振频率、带宽、发送电压响应、水平指向性。通过对比分析实验结果,可以看出该新型换能器与传统换能器一样可以将压电晶堆纵的振动转化为壳体的径向振动。     

高频长缆水声换能器的匹配技术研究

高频换能器接长电缆后谐振频率会发生偏移,导致与工作频率相差甚远,工作点的导纳值与不接长电缆时偏差较大。这使得换能器与发射机和接收机之间的阻抗严重失配。文章对高频长缆水声换能器匹配技术进行研究,通过建立换能器等效电路模型,利用传输线理论,进行四端口匹配网络的设计和仿真,并制作一块匹配电路板。实验结果表明,系统匹配性测试与仿真计算相吻合,提高了系统机电转换效率,证明了该匹配方法的可行性和工程实用性。     

VII型低频弯张稀土换能器研究

为了进一步提高VII型弯张换能器的工作性能,本文对VII型低频弯张稀土换能器课题研究作了总结:研究了弯张换能器各方向尺寸与其同相振动谐振频率之间的关系;计算了VII型弯张换能器壳体给驱动元件施加一定预应力时,壳体所需的装配位移的大小,并作了相应的实验验证;对研制出的换能器弯张壳体及换能器的振动模态进行了测试,与理论计算相符;测试了VII型弯张换能器的声学性能-水中呼吸模态对应谐振频率为1.16kHz,带宽为680Hz,机械品质因数Qm为1.71,单位电流发射响应在谐振频率处达到186.1dB,电声效率为13.1%;弯张换能器随入水深度的不同, 驱动元件两端所受到的总的预应力是不同的,计算了换能器入水深度与预应力的关系;利用赫姆霍茨积分方程—有限元结合方法,计算出了换能器辐射声场指向性。在本文最后,指出了今后改进该型换能器性能的方向。     

一种分析非均匀厚度1-3型压电复合材料换能器性能的方法

非均匀厚度1-3型压电复合材料可用于制作宽带压电换能器,已广泛应用于水浸无损探伤、声波测井以及超声成像等领域。为分析该换能器的振动及其性能,提出了一种并联振子等效电路模型,将非均匀厚度1-3型压电复合材料换能器看成并联的谐振器阵列,采用三维厚度伸缩振动模型对单个谐振器单元进行理论分析,得出了非均匀厚度1-3型压电复合材料换能器的阻抗计算公式;为验证该模型的正确性,设计并制作了一个平凹的1-3型压电复合材料换能器;实验结果显示,并联振子等效电路模型能准确的分析非均匀厚度1-3型压电复合材料片的性能。结果表明,非均匀厚度换能器带宽的主要是由压电片的厚度差异决定,研究结果可为非均匀厚度宽带换能器的设计提供参考。     

压电水声换能器宽带匹配特性研究

采用等效电路变换和多物理场有限元仿真计算进行压电水声换能器宽带匹配特性研究,得出不同匹配电路下的换能器电声性能的变化规律,合理选择电感电容值和串并联方式进行调谐匹配实现双峰谐振,一方面提高换能器的工作带宽,另一方面提高工作频率范围内的发送电压响应值并减小工作频带内响应值的起伏,依照仿真数据设计制作了一款球形换能器,采用串联电感进行调谐匹配,并测试调谐匹配前后的水中电声性能,对比匹配前后换能器性能的差异。结果表明,测试结果和仿真计算吻合,运用多物理场仿真计算手段对于预测分析水声换能器电声性能具有较好的指导意义。     

大功率夹心式压电换能器结构参数计算分析及设计

基于一维纵振理论和机电等效原理,得到了单匹配层夹心式压电换能器辐射声压级的计算公式,通过该公式对换能器结构参数对其谐振频率和辐射声压级(sound pressure level,SPL)的影响进行了计算分析。计算结果表明:换能器径向尺寸对谐振频率的影响不大,但前盖板径向尺寸的增大会提高辐射声压级;纵向尺寸的增大会使换能器系统谐振频率降低,但增加前盖板厚度,或增大前后盖板厚度比,有利于辐射声压级的提高;增加压电晶片的片数、厚度和面积都可使换能器辐射声压级提高;换能器发射端增加匹配层能有效提高辐射声压级,匹配层的厚度和密度对声压级幅值和带宽有影响。依据计算结果,进行了给定指标要求的换能器的设计计算。     

Experimental measurements and finite element analysis of the coupled vibrational characteristics of piezoelectric shells

Piezoelectric plates can provide low-frequency transverse vibrational displacements and high-frequency planar vibrational displacements, which are usually uncoupled. However, piezoelectric shells can induce three-dimensional coupled vibrational displacements over a large frequency range. In this study, three-dimensional coupled vibrational characteristics of piezoelectric shells with free boundary conditions are investigated using three different experimental methods and finite element numerical modeling. For the experimental measurements, amplitude-fluctuation electronic speckle pattern interferometry (AF-ESPI) is used to obtain resonant frequencies and radial, lateral, and angular mode shapes. This optical technique utilizes a real-time, full-field, non-contact optical system that measures both the natural frequency and corresponding vibration mode shape simultaneously. The second experimental technique used, laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV), is a pointwise displacement measurement method that determines the resonant frequencies of the piezoelectric shell. An impedance analyzer is also used to determine the resonant frequencies of the piezoelectric shell. The experimental results of the resonant frequencies and mode shapes for the piezoelectric shell are verified with a numerical finite element model. Excellent agreement between the experimental and numerical results is found for the three-dimensional coupled vibrational characteristics of the piezoelectric shell. It is noted in this study that there is no coupled phenomenon at low frequencies over which radial modes dominate. However, three-dimensional coupled vibrational modes do occur at high resonant frequencies over which lateral or angular modes dominate.     

High-frequency ultrasonic transducer fabricated with lead-free piezoelectric single crystal

High-frequency (25 MHz) ultrasonic transducers with Na(0.5)Bi(0.5)TiO(3)-BaTiO(3) (NBT-BT) lead-free piezoelectric single crystal as the active elements are fabricated and characterized. The impedance measurement reveals that the poled [001]-oriented NBT-BT single crystal exhibits a high thickness electromechanical coefficient k(t) of 0.52 and a low clamped dielectric constant of 80. The -6-dB bandwidth of the transducer is 46.16% and the insertion loss at the center frequency is -31.89 dB. The good performance of the transducer indicates that the NBT-BT single crystal would be a promising lead-free material for ultrasonic transducer applications.     

High-frequency, silicon-based ultrasonic nozzles using multiple Fourier horns

This paper presents the design, simulation, and characterization of microfabricated 0.5 MHz, silicon-based, ultrasonic nozzles. Each nozzle is made of a piezoelectric drive section and a silicon resonator consisting of multiple Fourier horns, each with half wavelength design and twice amplitude magnification. Results of finite element three-dimensional (3-D) simulation using a commercial program predicted existence of one resonant frequency of pure longitudinal vibration. Both impedance analysis and measurement of longitudinal vibration confirmed the simulation results with one pure longitudinal vibration mode at the resonant frequency in excellent agreement with the design value. Furthermore, at the resonant frequency, the measured longitudinal vibration amplitude at the nozzle tip increases as the number of Fourier horns (n) increases in good agreement with the theoretical values of 2(n). Using this design, very high vibration amplitude gain at the nozzle tip can be achieved with no reduction in the tip cross-sectional area for contact of liquid to be atomized. Therefore, the required electric drive power should be drastically reduced, decreasing the likelihood of transducer failure in ultrasonic atomization.     

声波测井压电换能器多频点阻抗匹配技术研究

针对声波测井压电换能器的多频点阻抗匹配技术展开研究,首先采用多模态等效电路精确描述了换能器的导纳特性;然后通过分析多模态阻抗匹配理论,设计电感-电容复合阻抗匹配网络,并结合换能器等效电路进行参数优化和电路仿真。实验表明,相比于换能器没有阻抗匹配的测试结果,该阻抗匹配技术可大幅提高换能器在谐振频率附近多个频率处的有功功率,频带内的有功功率平均提高了30倍,从而改善换能器的激励带宽和激励效率,提高测井仪器的适应性、探测深度和分辨率。     

三叠片压电复合换能器弯曲振动的比较研究

用瑞利法对三叠片弯振圆盘换能器在三种不同边界条件下的振动特性进行理论研究,推导了谐振频率及有效机电耦合系数的表达式,通过数值计算分析了复合换能器的谐振频率及有效机电耦合系数随换能器各结构参数的变化规律并进行比较研究,同时将计算结果与有限元模拟结果比较,结果表明不同边界条件下换能器的结构参数对谐振频率和有效机电耦合系数影响不同:在换能器结构参数一定时,自由边界条件下谐振频率最大,简支边界条件下最小,固定边界条件下次之;有效机电耦合系数随着金属片厚度、陶瓷片厚度和陶瓷片半径变化时,分别有一个最大值;其他参数一定时,有效机电耦合系数在简支边界条件下最大,自由边界条件下的值稍大于固定边界条件下的值。上述研究结果可为三叠片弯曲振动换能器的设计和实际应用提供一定的理论支持。     

一种大功率稀土纵向振动换能器的研究

本文采用通用有限元软件ANSYS对一种稀土纵向换能器进行了建模，利用软件中提供的机械振动，电磁场和耦合场等功能分析了换能器的电磁特性和机械振动特性，包括几种磁路结构的比较。磁致伸缩效应的建模，换能器的纵向振动模态以及在空气中的阻抗特性。     

Design of efficient, broadband single-element (20-80 MHz) ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging applications

This paper discusses the design, fabrication, and testing of sensitive broadband lithium niobate (LiNbO/sub 3/) single-element ultrasonic transducers in the 20-80 MHz frequency range. Transducers of varying dimensions were built for an f# range of 2.0-3.1. The desired focal depths were achieved by either casting an acoustic lens on the transducer face or press-focusing the piezoelectric into a spherical curvature. For designs that required electrical impedance matching, a low impedance transmission line coaxial cable was used. All transducers were tested in a pulse-echo arrangement, whereby the center frequency, bandwidth, insertion loss, and focal depth were measured. Several transducers were fabricated with center frequencies in the 20-80 MHz range with the measured -6 dB bandwidths and two-way insertion loss values ranging from 57 to 74% and 9.6 to 21.3 dB, respectively. Both transducer focusing techniques proved successful in producing highly sensitive, high-frequency, single-element, ultrasonic-imaging transducers. In vivo and in vitro ultrasonic backscatter microscope (UBM) images of human eyes were obtained with the 50 MHz transducers. The high sensitivity of these devices could possibly allow for an increase in depth of penetration, higher image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and improved image contrast at high frequencies when compared to previously reported results.