Abstract:
A method for generation of acoustic vibrations based on shock excitation of a magnetostriction transducer by a pulse electrical signal. The electrical signal is generated in the form of unidirectional half-cycles of cosinusoidal voltage, with a duration from one to two half-cycles of acoustic vibrations produced by the loaded tansducer. The repetition frequency of the electrical pulses is taken to be equal to, or multiple of the frequency of acoustic vibrations.A source of acoustic vibrations comprises a power unit (7), a pulse repetition frequency control unit (10) and a reservoir capacitor (6), the plates whereof are connected through a power circuit of a switching element (5) to a field winding (2) of the magnetostriction transducer (1). The source also comprises an auxiliary field winding (3) disposed on the same magnetostriction transducer (1) and connected by the aiding connection method to the winding (2); an auxiliary switching element (8); and a switching element control unit (9). The auxiliary winding (3) is connected to the plates of the capacitor (6) through a power circuit of the switching element (8) and through the power unit (7), and an output of the pulse repetition frequency control unit (10) is connected to an input of the switching element control unit (9), the outputs whereof are connected to control circuits of the switching elements (5 and 8), respectively.The source of acoustic vibrations is designed primarily for ultrasonic descaling of heat-exchange apparatus.
Abstract:
Apparatus for the surgical removal of tissue is disclosed comprising a handpiece having a resonant vibrator with a magnetostrictive stack and connecting body encompassing a hollow elongated tool which is ultrasonically vibrated at its tip longitudinally to a peak to peak stroke of at least 0.005 inches at about 25,000 cps (25 KHz). A generator powers the vibrator and is automatically controlled at the frequency to maintain the resonant vibration. Aspiration is provided by suction through the hollow tool at its tip, and a manifold enclosing the tool end of the handpiece provides irrigation.
Abstract:
An oscillator drives an ultrasonic transducer by rectangular waveform voltage. An automatic resonant frequency tracking system is provided in which the driving voltage is positive-fed back to the oscillator, and a system for controlling the amplitude of oscillation is provided by the negative-feed back of the driving voltage to a DC power source for the oscillator.
Abstract:
The specification discloses an underwater sonic beacon for marking the location of metallic structures such as underwater wellheads. The sonic beacon is powered by a galvanic cell formed by the water as the electrolyte, the metallic structure as one electrode, and a galvanic anode spaced from the metallic structure as the other electrode. An electronic oscillator circuit and electroacoustic transducer are connected as the load on the galvanic cell. The sonic beacon is provided extended lifetime by sequentially activated anodes which produce continuous electrical power.
Abstract:
An apparatus levitates and transports an object. The apparatus levitates the object above the surfaces of a plurality of vibrators by air pressure of sound waves that are generated by the vibrators. The apparatus has a plurality of vibration devices, each of which corresponds to one of the vibrators. Each vibration device includes a first transducer for vibrating the corresponding vibrator. Each transducer includes a super-magnetostrictive material. A common power source is connected to at least two of the first transducers for actuating the first transducers.
Abstract:
Provided is a circuit for driving a magnetostrictive device including: a high voltage interrupting circuit section for interrupting an instantaneously leaking high voltage depending on the switching operation of a power switch; a voltage storage section for rectifying an input voltage for a half of the positive cycle and storing it; a switching circuit section for supplying the voltage stored in the voltage storage section to the magnetostrictive device; and a voltage discharging circuit section for discharge the voltage remaining in the voltage storage section when the power is interrupted.
Abstract:
A non-destructive examination device has an excitation current generation device for supplying an excitation current based on a control signal from a control device, a vibration excitor device for generating an elastic wave in accordance with athe excitation current and for vibrating an examination target to be examined by using the elastic wave; a response detection device (an acceleration sensor) for detecting a response of the vibration of the examination target caused by the elastic wave and for processing the response data in order to select desired examination information. The excitation current generation device generates the excitation current of an alternating pulse wave such as a pulse wave, or a rectangular wave, or a triangular wave, or a sine wave based on the control signal which is also a pulse signal. It can be acceptable to incorporate a plurality of the vibration excitor devices on the examination target in the non-destructive examination device.