Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A 3D model of new composite ultrasonic transducer

  • Published:
Journal of Computational Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) model of a high-power ultrasonic, composite, unidirectional transducer is proposed in this paper. The proposed 3D Matlab/Simulink model of the composite transducers predicts the thickness and the radial modes of oscillation as well as their mutual couplings. This longitudinal, prestressed, asymmetrical, piezoelectric transducer, which consists of two active piezoelectric layers, front, back and central oscillating metal mass, is realized. Due to its special structure, the central mass is not bounded using a bolt and performs unidirectional piston motion as compression and expansion occur in cycles keeping the axial dimension of the transducer roughly constant because of mutually opposite polarization of active elements. The electromechanical equivalent circuit of the transducer, representing one-dimensional (1D) model, is derived first and is also presented in this paper, while the resonance frequency equation is obtained analytically. Few composite transducers are designed and manufactured. Their resonance frequencies are measured and compared with the analytically obtained results for a large number of electrical connection combinations. In order to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of the 1D model, comparison with the results from the 3D model are made. Results show that the measured frequencies are in good correspondence with the analytically obtained from 1D model only for the thickness modes and from the 3D model for the thickness and the radial modes of oscillation and their mutual coupling.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Harvey, G., Gachagan, A., Mutasa, T.: Review of high power ultrasound-industrial applications and measurement methods. IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 61, 481–495 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Stansfield, D.: Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers. Bath University Press and Institute of Acoustics, Bath (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Zhang, S., Xia, R., Lebrun, L., Anderson, D., Shrout, T.R.: Piezoelectric materials for high power, high temperature applications. Mater. Lett. 59, 3471–3475 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Stevenson, T., Martin, D., Cowin, P., Blumfield, A., Bell, A., Comyn, T., Weaver, P.: Piezoelectric materials for high temperature transducers and actuators. J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 12, 9256–9267 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Weaver, P., Stevenson, T., Quast, T., Bartl, G., Schmitz-Kempen, T., Woolliams, P., Blumfield, A., Stewart, M., Cain, M.G.: High temperature measurement and characterisation of piezoelectric properties. J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 26, 9268–9278 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Rosca, I.C., Chiriacescu, S.T., Cretu, N.C.: Ultrasonic horns optimization. Phys. Procedia 3, 1033–1040 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Peshkovsky, S.L., Peshkovsky, A.S.: Matching a transducer to water at cavitation: acoustic horn design principles. Ultrason. Sonochem. 14, 314–322 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Abdullah, A., Shahini, M., Pak, A.: An approach to design a high power piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. J. Electroceram. 22, 369–382 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Al-Budairi, H., Lucas, M., Harkness, P.: A design approach for longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic transducers. Sens. Actuators A Phys. 198, 99–106 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Kim, H., Roh, Y.: Design and fabrication of a wideband Tonpilz transducer with a void head mass. Sens. Actuators A Phys. 239, 137–143 (2016)

  11. Bejarano, F., Feeney, A., Lucas, M.: A cymbal transducer for power ultrasonics applications. Sens. Actuators A Phys. 210, 182–189 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Lin, S., Xu, L., Hu, W.: A new type of high power composite ultrasonic transducer. J. Sound Vib. 330, 1419–1431 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lin, S., Tian, H.: Study on the sandwich piezoelectric ceramic ultrasonic transducer in thickness vibration. Smart Mater. Struct. 17, 1–9 (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Liu, Y., Liu, J., Chen, A.W.: A cylindrical traveling wave ultrasonic motor using a circumferential composite transducer. IEEE Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelectr. Freq. Control 58, 2397–2404 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Zhang, Q., Shi, S., Chen, W.: An electromechanical coupling model of a longitudinal vibration type piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. Ceram. Int. 41, 638–644 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Ali, M.G.S., Elsyed, N.Z., Abdel Fattah, A.M., et al.: Loss mechanisms in piezoceramic materials. J. Comput. Electron. 11, 196–202 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Mančić, D., Stančić, G.: New three-dimensional matrix models of the ultrasonic sandwich transducers. J. Sandw. Struct. Mater. 12, 63–80 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Jovanović, I., Mančić, D., Paunović, V., Radmanović, M., Petrušić, Z.: A Matlab/Simulink model of piezoceramic ring for transducer design. ICEST 2011(3), 952–955 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Jovanović, I., Mančić, D., Paunović, V., Radmanović, M., Mitić, V.V.: Metal rings and discs Matlab/Simulink 3D model for ultrasonic sandwich transducer design. Sci. Sinter. 44, 287–298 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Five piezoelectric ceramics, (Bulletin 66011/F, Vernitron Ltd., 1976)

  21. Properties of Piezoelectricity Ceramics, (Technical Publication TP-226, Morgan Electro Ceramics)

  22. Shuyu, L.: Design of piezoelectric sandwich ultrasonic transducers with large cross-section. Appl. Acoust. 44, 249–257 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Mori, E., Itoh, K., Imamura, A.: Analysis of a short column vibrator by apparent elasticity method and its application. In: Ultrasonics International 1977 Conference Proceedings, pp. 262–265 (1977)

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia under the project TR33035.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš, Aleksandra Medvedeva 14, Nis, 18000, Serbia

    Igor Jovanović, Dragan Mančić & Uglješa Jovanović

  2. MP Interconsulting, Marais 36, 2400, LeLocle, Switzerland

    Miodrag Prokić

Authors
  1. Igor Jovanović
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Dragan Mančić
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Uglješa Jovanović
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Miodrag Prokić
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Igor Jovanović.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Jovanović, I., Mančić, D., Jovanović, U. et al. A 3D model of new composite ultrasonic transducer. J Comput Electron 16, 977–986 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-017-1000-0

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-017-1000-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation