Model based analysis of piezoelectric transformers

Piezoelectric transformers are increasingly getting popular in the electrical devices owing to several advantages such as small size, high efficiency, no electromagnetic noise and non-flammable. In addition to the conventional applications such as ballast for back light inverter in notebook computers, camera flash, and fuel ignition several new applications have emerged such as AC/DC converter, battery charger and automobile lighting. These new applications demand high power density and wide range of voltage gain. Currently, the transformer power density is limited to 40 W/cm(3) obtained at low voltage gain. The purpose of this study was to investigate a transformer design that has the potential of providing higher power density and wider range of voltage gain. The new transformer design utilizes radial mode both at the input and output port and has the unidirectional polarization in the ceramics. This design was found to provide 30 W power with an efficiency of 98% and 30 degrees C temperature rise from the room temperature. An electro-mechanical equivalent circuit model was developed to describe the characteristics of the piezoelectric transformer. The model was found to successfully predict the characteristics of the transformer. Excellent matching was found between the computed and experimental results. The results of this study will allow to deterministically design unipoled piezoelectric transformers with specified performance. It is expected that in near future the unipoled transformer will gain significant importance in various electrical components.     

Piezoelectric diaphragm for vibration energy harvesting

This paper presents a technique of electric energy generation using a mechanically excited unimorph piezoelectric membrane transducer. The electrical characteristics of the piezoelectric power generator are investigated under dynamic conditions. The electromechanical model of the generator is presented and used to predict its electrical performances. The experiments was performed with a piezoelectric actuator (shaker) moving a macroscopic 25 mm diameter piezoelectric membrane. A power of 0.65 mW was generated at the resonance frequency (1.71 kHz) across a 5.6 kOmega optimal resistor and for a 80 N force. A special electronic circuit has been conceived in order to increase the power harvested by the piezoelectric transducer. This electrical converter applies the SSHI (synchronized switch harvesting on inductor) technique, and leads to remarkable results: under the same actuation conditions the generated power reaches 1.7 mW, which is sufficient to supply a large range of low consumption sensors.     

Acoustic energy harvesting using an electromechanical Helmholtz resonator

This paper presents the development of an acoustic energy harvester using an electromechanical Helmholtz resonator (EMHR). The EMHR consists of an orifice, cavity, and a piezoelectric diaphragm. Acoustic energy is converted to mechanical energy when sound incident on the orifice generates an oscillatory pressure in the cavity, which in turns causes the vibration of the diaphragm. The conversion of acoustic energy to electrical energy is achieved via piezoelectric transduction in the diaphragm of the EMHR. Moreover, the diaphragm is coupled with energy reclamation circuitry to increase the efficiency of the energy conversion. Lumped element modeling of the EMHR is used to provide physical insight into the coupled energy domain dynamics governing the energy reclamation process. The feasibility of acoustic energy reclamation using an EMHR is demonstrated in a plane wave tube for two power converter topologies. The first is comprised of only a rectifier, and the second uses a rectifier connected to a flyback converter to improve load matching. Experimental results indicate that approximately 30 mW of output power is harvested for an incident sound pressure level of 160 dB with a flyback converter. Such power level is sufficient to power a variety of low power electronic devices.     

PSM高压电源干式变压器的热分析计算

多绕组干式整流变压器作为托卡马克装置加热系统中高压电源的一个重要设备,其性能优良与否直接关系到高压电源的输出品质。开展变压器的功率损耗与散热分析研究,减少变压器因温度上升造成的性能影响,对保证变压器的良好工作状态是十分重要的。通过MATLAB对干空气下的比热容、传热系数等热物理性质与温度的关系进行拟合分析,得到相关的关系方程,对变压器的对流传热与热辐射进行分析计算,得到仅在空气自然对流和热辐射的情况下,不能使变压器的温度控制在满足性能的温度范围之内。在强迫空气对流的情况下,实现了变压器良好的散热。进一步利用ANSYS对变压器的温度场分布进行分析,利用温度场的分布趋势图观察强迫风冷相对于自然冷却的优点,强迫风冷降低了整体的温度,使热量更快地散发到周围大气中,减少了变压器受高温的危害。     

Fabrication and characteristics of thin disc piezoelectric transformers based on piezoelectric buzzers with gap circles

This paper investigates design, fabrication and test of thin disc piezoelectric transformers (PTs) based on piezoelectric buzzers with gap circles at different diameters of the gap circles. The performance test is focused on characteristics of voltage gains, including maximum voltage gains and maximum-gain frequencies, for each piezoelectric transformer under different load conditions. Both a piezoelectric buzzer and a gap circle on a silver electrode of the buzzer are needed to build any type of the PTs. Here, the gap circle is used to form a ring-shaped input electrode and a circle-shaped output electrode for each piezoelectric transformer. To do so, both structure and connection of a PT are first expressed. Then, operating principle of a PT and its related vibration mode observed by a carbon-power imaging technique are described. Moreover, an experimental setup for characterizing each piezoelectric transformer is constructed. Finally, effects of diameters of the gap circles on characteristics of voltage gains at different load resistances are discussed.     

Prediction of Outdoor Noise Propagation Induced By Single-Phase Power Transformers

Outdoor power transformers are one of the most pervasive noise sources in power transmission and distribution systems. Accurate prediction of outdoor noise propagation plays a dominant role for the evaluation and control of noise relevant to the transformer stations. In this paper surface vibration tests are carried out on a scale model of a single-phase transformer tank wall at different excitation frequencies. The phase and amplitude of test data are found to be randomly distributed when the excitation frequency exceeds the seventh mode frequency, which allows the single-phase power transformer to be simplified as incoherent point sources. An outdoor-coherent model is subsequently developed and incorporated with the image source method to investigate noise propagation from single-phase power transformers, due to the occurrence of multiple reflections and diffractions in the propagation path of each point source. The proposed model is used to calculate the sound field of the power transformer group by exploiting the additional phase information. In comparison with the ISO9613 model and the boundary element method, it is found that the proposed coherent image source method leads to more accurate prediction results, and hence better performance for the prediction of the outdoor noise induced by single-phase power transformers.     

干式变压器有限元仿真模型的电磁和振动分析

随着电力需求的逐年增长,干式变压器的数量也在不断增加。干式变压器在运行时存在着振动和噪声的问题,为了对干式变压器振动的规律与特点进行研究,本文建立了干式变压器本体振动的有限元仿真模型,通过电磁分析获得相应的磁场分布,然后利用结构动力学分析得到其本体振动的相关规律。通过对处于运行状态的变压器振动数据进行实测分析,得到变压器振动的特征频率,然后对仿真结果进行对比分析,可以发现振动幅度与频率之间存在的关系。本文的研究结果可对干式变压器的减振降噪研究提供参考。     

Output voltage regulation of a k15 mode piezoelectric transformer by an external L/C component

Smooth regulation of output voltage of piezoelectric transformers can significantly widen the application range of piezoelectric transformers. So far the driving frequency of piezoelectric transformers has been used to regulate the output voltage at a matching load. However, the regulation range of voltage gain achieved by the method is usually very narrow within the acceptable range of efficiency. In this work, we investigate the possibility to regulate the output voltage of a k₁₅ mode piezoelectric transformer by an external L/C component. The effects of an L/C component in series or parallel with the input and output ports on the voltage gain are investigated theoretically and experimentally. It is found that the voltage gain can be smoothly regulated in a relatively wide range by a tunable inductor that is in series with the input port. At a matching load of 80 Ω, the voltage gain can be regulated between 0.31 and 0.94 with efficiency larger than 90% and between 0.34 and 1.18 with efficiency about 80%. It is also found that a tunable capacitor in parallel or series with the output port can be used to regulate the voltage gain with efficiency higher than 90%.     

高温超导变压器在电网中的应用

随着高温超导带材性能的不断提高,高温超导变压器在电力系统中的应用可以有效提高系统效率。在广泛调研的基础上,分析了高温超导变压器的关键技术以及目前的技术瓶颈。在此基础上,结合近几年来国内外对高温超导变压器的研究进展,对高温超导变压器的应用前景进行了分析,并给出了高温超导变压器的发展路线。     

应用超声光栅测量变压器油中超声波速度

近几十年来,由于压电换能原件效率的提高和低噪声的集成元件放大器的应用,超声波传感器在变压器的在线监测及局部放电检测中得到广泛的应用．准确测量变压器油中超声波的传播速度,对变压器局部放电检测研究具有非常重要的意义．根据超声波在液体中传播时能够形成超声光栅的特点,介绍了一种应用分光计精确测量变压器油中超声波速度的方法．实验测得29．3℃时变压器油中超声波速度为1432m／s,与超声手册中标准值符合得很好,相对误差仅为0．5％．该方法有助于提高变压器在线监测及局部放电检测的精确度．     

声阻抗转换器的研究

描述不均匀传输线中的声反射系数可以归结为求解一种非线性微分方程（Riccati方程），本文探索一条寻找此类方程解析解的新方法，并利用此方法研究了声阻抗转换器，从而大大拓宽了声阻抗转换器阻抗分布的研究范围，作为例子，本文提出了几种阻抗变换形式，并把它们的功率传输效率与已有的均匀及指数型转换器作比较，计算结果表明：当转换器两端与传输介质的阻抗跃变很大时，某些阻抗转换器的传输效率比均匀及指数型转换器高得多．     

功率型压电陶瓷的分类及研究进展综述

功率型压电材料是大功率换能器及压电变压器等的核心功能材料,广泛应用于声纳系统、超声检测、振动控制及其它机电设备等。尽管其组成和制备方法与其他压电材料类似,但特定的使用目的对功率型压电材料提出了特殊的综合性能要求。本文基于对功率型压电陶瓷材料组成的分类归纳,综述了该材料的性能特点、国内外研究进展,并对现存问题和应用前景进行了论述。     

模块化固体开关脉冲功率源触发技术

为满足高功率脉冲源小型化和高重复频率运行的研制需要,提出了一种基于固体开关(可控硅)的电感隔离型高压脉冲发生器触发控制设计方案。这种方案采用光纤收发器件及其驱动电路和高耐压脉冲变压器,研究了固体开关脉冲功率源控制技术中的触发信号高压隔离、光分多路及脉冲变压器分立或并联使用等关键技术。给出了单模块触发控制电路的设计及测试结果:5级LC回路在每级充电电压4 kV输入时,实现最终32 kV的输出,功率源模块输出/输入电压转换效率达到80%。同时对其应用特点进行了分析和讨论。     

Lossless strip-to-slot waveguide transformer

We present a highly efficient integratable waveguide transformer that is capable of converting Gaussian-like waveguide modes to much more complicated non-Gaussian-like slot-waveguide modes, and vice versa. The structure consists of several pairs of complementary tapers capable of making this mode conversion virtually lossless. The capability of extremely low-loss mode transformation between these two classes of waveguides has been demonstrated by means of single- and double-slot transformers. Our simulation has shown that the total transformation losses are less than 0.01 and 0.02 dB per transformer, respectively, and can be easily achieved, with a total device length of less than 100 microm.     

高功率超宽带变压器油透镜天线设计与仿真

将TEM喇叭天线密封进填充变压器油的尼龙天线罩中,只要合理设计尼龙天线罩外形,使变压器油形成聚焦透镜,不仅能提高天线的功率容量,还能改善其辐射特性。基于变压器油的缩波效应和椭球的几何性质,借助几何光学理论,设计了一款具有聚焦能力的椭球变压器油透镜。变压器油的缩波效应能够增大TEM喇叭天线电尺寸,使TEM喇叭天线的辐射特性得到初步改善,透镜的聚焦能力使天线的定向性得到进一步改善。为了验证理论分析的正确性,另外设计了一款不具有聚焦能力的球状变压器油透镜作为参照,两款透镜天线仿真结果与理论分析吻合。与大气中的TEM喇叭天线相比,椭球变压器油透镜使TEM喇叭天线主波束变窄,远场电压峰峰值提高56.97%,阻抗带宽低频端从0.28GHz扩展到0.2GHz,功率容量达到18.43GW。     

地磁暴对电力系统的影响及防治策略

地磁暴是全球范围内地球磁场的剧烈扰动现象, 在电网中产生地磁感应电流(GIC)。电力变压器在GIC的作用下进入半波饱和状态, 其产生的谐波和增加的无功损耗影响电网电压稳定, 造成系统中继电保护装置误动, 随着电网电压等级的提高和电网规模的扩大, 地磁暴可能严重威胁电网安全运行。分析了变压器对GIC入侵后的响应, 以及次生灾害在电力系统中的传播过程, 阐明了磁暴对电力系统的影响机理, 分析了GIC对变压器、无功补偿设备和继电保护装置等设备的影响, 建立了GIC对系统电压稳定性影响的分析框架及基本方法, 最后提出了一种GIC优化治理策略, 与传统治理方法相比具有明显的优越性。     

Effect of metal oxide arrester on the chaotic oscillations in the voltage transformer with nonlinear core loss model using chaos theory

In this paper, controlling chaos when chaotic ferroresonant oscillations occur in a voltage transformer with nonlinear core loss model is performed. The effect of a parallel metal oxide surge arrester on the ferroresonance oscillations of voltage transformers is studied. The metal oxide arrester(MOA) is found to be effective in reducing ferroresonance chaotic oscillations. Also the multiple scales method is used to analyze the chaotic behavior and different types of fixed points in ferroresonance of voltage transformers considering core loss. This phenomenon has nonlinear chaotic dynamics and includes sub-harmonic, quasi-periodic, and also chaotic oscillations. In this paper, the chaotic behavior and various ferroresonant oscillation modes of the voltage transformer is studied. This phenomenon consists of different types of bifurcations such as period doubling bifurcation(PDB), saddle node bifurcation(SNB), Hopf bifurcation(HB), and chaos. The dynamic analysis of ferroresonant circuit is based on bifurcation theory. The bifurcation and phase plane diagrams are illustrated using a continuous method and linear and nonlinear models of core loss. To analyze ferroresonance phenomenon, the Lyapunov exponents are calculated via the multiple scales method to obtain Feigenbaum numbers. The bifurcation diagrams illustrate the variation of the control parameter. Therefore, the chaos is created and increased in the system.     

Nonlinear optimization of acoustic energy harvesting using piezoelectric devices

In the first part of the paper, a single degree-of-freedom model of a vibrating membrane with piezoelectric inserts is introduced and is initially applied to the case when a plane wave is incident with frequency close to one of the resonance frequencies. The model is a prototype of a device which converts ambient acoustical energy to electrical energy with the use of piezoelectric devices. The paper then proposes an enhancement of the energy harvesting process using a nonlinear processing of the output voltage of piezoelectric actuators, and suggests that this improves the energy conversion and reduces the sensitivity to frequency drifts. A theoretical discussion is given for the electrical power that can be expected making use of various models. This and supporting experimental results suggest that a nonlinear optimization approach allows a gain of up to 10 in harvested energy and a doubling of the bandwidth. A model is introduced in the latter part of the paper for predicting the behavior of the energy-harvesting device with changes in acoustic frequency, this model taking into account the damping effect and the frequency changes introduced by the nonlinear processes in the device.     

Piezoelectric/electroluminescent composites for low voltage input flat-panel display devices

In the present work, we report enhanced electro-mechano-optical conversion in piezoelectric/electroluminescent composites, composed of ZnS-type electroluminescence phosphor (doped with Cu, Cl, Mn) placed adjacent to a single-crystal piezoelectric transformer. The effect originates from the combined functions of electroluminescent characteristics and amplified piezoelectric effects. The composites can realize a comparatively low exciting voltage of 2 V rms to start electroluminescence in various materials. Through the naked eye strong green-light emission can be seen under an input voltage of 4.95 V rms. We can easily control the emission brightness by adjusting the driving frequency due to the resonating characteristics of the piezoelectric transformer. This provides a promising path for us to fabricate multiple function composites. PACS 77.84.-s; 77.84.Lf; 77.65.-j; 78.60.Fi; 77.65.Fs     

变压器典型工作环境对声功率测量结果的影响

变压器两侧常建有高大的防火墙,其从声学角度可视为刚性反射壁面,会改变变压器的辐射声场,进而影响变压器声功率测量结果。本文利用有限元、边界元等数值计算方法建立了变压器声辐射的仿真模型用以分析反射壁面对变压器声功率测量结果的影响,并通过实际测量验证了仿真计算所得结论。结果表明,反射壁面对变压器声功率测量结果的影响程度随反射壁面到变压器箱体距离增加而减弱,且当反射壁面距变压器箱体5 m以上时,其对变压器声功率基频及各谐波成份测量结果的影响均在2 dB以内。另外反射壁面对变压器噪声高频成份声功率测量结果的影响较大,而对100 Hz、200 Hz等低频成份测量结果影响较小,基本低于3 dB。