A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers

A general electrical model of a piezoelectric transducer for ultrasound applications consists of a capacitor in parallel with RLC legs. A high power voltage source converter can however generate significant voltage stress across the transducer that creates high leakage currents. One solution is to r...

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Main Authors: Ghasemi, N., zare, F., Ghosh, Arindam, Langton, C.
Other Authors: Vladimir Katic General Chairman
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26353
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author Ghasemi, N.
zare, F.
Ghosh, Arindam
Langton, C.
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Ghosh, Arindam
Langton, C.
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description A general electrical model of a piezoelectric transducer for ultrasound applications consists of a capacitor in parallel with RLC legs. A high power voltage source converter can however generate significant voltage stress across the transducer that creates high leakage currents. One solution is to reduce the voltage stress across the piezoelectric transducer by using an LC filter, however a main drawback is changing the piezoelectric resonant frequency and its characteristics. Thereby it reduces the efficiency of energy conversion through the transducer. This paper proposes that a high frequency current source converter is a suitable topology to drive high power piezoelectric transducers efficiently.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-263532017-02-28T01:50:08Z A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers Ghasemi, N. zare, F. Ghosh, Arindam Langton, C. Vladimir Katic General Chairman A general electrical model of a piezoelectric transducer for ultrasound applications consists of a capacitor in parallel with RLC legs. A high power voltage source converter can however generate significant voltage stress across the transducer that creates high leakage currents. One solution is to reduce the voltage stress across the piezoelectric transducer by using an LC filter, however a main drawback is changing the piezoelectric resonant frequency and its characteristics. Thereby it reduces the efficiency of energy conversion through the transducer. This paper proposes that a high frequency current source converter is a suitable topology to drive high power piezoelectric transducers efficiently. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26353 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) restricted
spellingShingle Ghasemi, N.
zare, F.
Ghosh, Arindam
Langton, C.
A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title_full A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title_fullStr A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title_full_unstemmed A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title_short A high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
title_sort high frequency current source converter with adjustable magnitude to drive high power piezoelectric transducers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26353