Добірка наукової літератури з теми "Flat high frequency coil"

AbstractNumerous applications of daily life use flat coils, e.g. in the automotive area, in solar technology and in modern kitchens. One common property that all these applications share, is a flat coil made of high-frequency (HF) litz wires. The coil layout and the properties of the HF litz wire influence the winding process and the efficiency of the application. As a result, the HF litz wire must meet the complex technical requirements of the winding process and of the preferred mechanical, electromagnetic and thermal properties of the HF litz wire itself. Therefore, a reasonable configuration and optimization of HF litz wire has been developed with the help of a finite-element-analysis (FEA). In this work, it is first shown that the mechanical behavior of HF litz wire under tensile and bending stress can be simulated. Since the computational effort for modelling an HF litz wire at the single conductor level is hardly manageable, a suitable modelling strategy is developed and applied using geometric analogous models (GAM). By using such a model, HF litz wires can be designed for the specific application and their behavior in a winding process can be predicted.

AbstractDistribution of wireless power charging field uniformly on a large area pad is critical for power receivers, particularly for wearable devices, wherein small form factor coils are involved. Since the receiver coil size is quite limited in these types of applications, the device is very sensitive to the amount of field it could retain and hence, it needs special placement or snapping mechanism to fix it at an optimum location for reliable wireless charging. In order to overcome this limitation for the end-user, a dual-mode multi-coil power transceiver system is proposed; utilizing resonance filtering to increase the amount of total power delivered with the rather uniform spatial distribution. Two concentric coils; center one driven by 6.78-MHz high-frequency driver (A4WP) and the outer larger one with a 200-KHz low-frequency driver (Qi) with resonant blocker could transfer up to 50 mW standards compliant flat power to a 13-mm radius 30-turns wearable receiver coil everywhere across an 8-cm radius charging pad area without any alignment requirement or snapping. Two different feedback topologies corresponding to each of the H-Bridge power drivers were also presented as an automatic series resonance coil drive frequency lock mechanism, extracting peak powers for each system individually from a standard 5 V-1A USB wall charger.

An analysis and numerical estimates of induction effects in the metal of a flat circular solenoid located between the branches of an external bifilar coil in a flat inductor system excited by unidirectional currents in the bifilar windings are presented. Such a device, the design of which was first proposed earlier by the authors of this work, is of practical interest for circuits of equipment for magnetic-pulse processing of metals. The use of the considered inductor system makes it possible to minimize the influence of induction effects on electromagnetic processes in the metal of the internal inductor. Numerical estimates are obtained for the induced currents excited in the metal of the inner circular inductor placed between the outer windings of the bifilar coil. It is shown that in the low-frequency mode of acting fields, the time dependence of the excited current is a derivative of the time dependence of the exciting current and the transverse distribution of the current in the metal of the internal inductor is a linear dependence passing through the central axis of the inductor. In the high-frequency regime of acting fields, the time dependence and the radial distribution of the excited current coincide with the corresponding analogs for the exciting current, and the transverse distribution of the induced current is characteristic of a sharp surface effect, when the induced current is displaced to the boundary surfaces of the metal. It is proved that the minimum influence of the fields of the external bifilar on the electromagnetic processes in the internal inductor should be observed in the low-frequency mode, when the spatial superposition of multidirectional induced currents adds up to the zero value of the excited electromotive force of induction. The results of the analysis based on the specific calculations performed are aimed at finding the conditions for the successful technical implementation of the proposed inductor system. The creation of workable models of the proposed inductor systems and experiments to determine the real conditions for their maximum efficiency are seen as very promising in the direction of subsequent research.

The advantages of micromachining over conventional fabrication include precise dimensional control, integration of on-chip circuits and potential low cost owning to batch processing. Fabrication microspeaker for hearing instrument application using MEMS technology is challenging because of certain critical requirements, including their small size, low driving voltage, high output sound pressure level, flat frequency response and low energy consumption. A small in size, lightweight, and low cost microspeaker is demanded for application such as cellular phones and hearing aids. The device consist of two part; first parts is a micromachined polyimide membrane as the sound generating plate, where thevoice coil placed on the top of membrane, and the coil is a single loop voice coil. The second part is back plate permanent magnet. The disc permanent magnet bonded on acoustic hole plate is Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) with magnetization of 1.45 T, diameter 1.6 mm, and thickness 0.8 mm. The fabrication process and performance of the first result device is discussed, and the thickness of electroplated single loop voice coil copper 10 mm and acoustic hole bonded together. The total size of the microspeaker chip is 5 mm x 5 mm x 1.5 mm, polyimide membrane thickness 2 mm.

We present a case study of multi-coil frequency-domain electromagnetic (FD-EMI) prospection of a wooden ship wreckage from the 17th century. The wreckage is buried in a sandbar in the German part of the tidal flat area of the North Sea. Furthermore, the wreckage was excavated in advance and covered again after investigation. This ground truthing background and the position of the wreckage makes it a unique investigation object to test the feasibility of FD-EMI for prospecting wooden archaeological objects in the high conductive sediments of tidal flat areas. Our results reveal the shape and position of the wreckage in terms of conductivity maps. The resulting signal change caused by the wreckage in conductivity is only 10% of the value of the water-saturated sandy background, respectively, making a cautious process necessary, including a precise height correction. The data, furthermore, reveals a sensitivity to the vertical shape of the wreckage and thus sufficient depth sensitivity, but with reduced sensing depth. The study highlights the great potential of EMI for both in situ heritage management and archaeological research in the Wadden Sea.

AbstractInductive contactless power transmission (ICPT) offers a safe and convenient means of delivering energy underwater. However, ICPT is capable of transferring power effectively only within a near-distance range (millimeters). In recent years, magnetic resonance coupled power transmission (MRCPT), which can wirelessly deliver power across a distance of meters, has been introduced and studied. Nevertheless, MRCPT is usually operated at a very high resonance frequency (MHz) and is unavailable for underwater applications because of the considerable power loss in water. In this paper, we present an ICPT system with a relay resonator for a midrange efficiency improvement. The proposed system is based on an (inductor-capacitor) LC resonance circuit, rather than magnetic resonance. The system operates at a lower resonance frequency than the typical MRCPT system. A theoretical model is introduced for the proposed system using coupled mode theory. Theoretical treatments and an analysis of the system parameters are presented for improving the efficiency in underwater environments. The inductance and stray capacitance of a relay coil with a flat spiral profile are calculated. The experimental results indicate that the proposed system can substantially enhance the power transmission efficiency under water in midrange distances (≥10 cm) compared with the ICPT system without a relay resonator.

In the present work the microstructure and the rolling contact fatigue properties of induction heated AISI 52100 bearings are investigated. The bearings were heat treated by using a flat coil at 30 kW power and 60 kHz frequency, cooled with water and subsequently tempered for 1 hour at 180 °C. The hardness at the surface of the material was close to 900 HV0.3kgf/15s. The hardening depth of the induction heated sample was higher than 5 mm. The retained austenite content was around 18% at the surface and decreases along with the depth. The samples were rolling contact fatigue (RCF) tested up to 107 and 4.5x107 cycles, at Hertzian stress 4 GPa. No flaking failure was observed on the bearing races. For tests up to 107 cycles the track size was around 690 um and this remained unchanged up to 4.5x107 cycles. The residual stresses at the material surface before testing were close to zero and became highly compressive after the RCF testing. Stress induced transformation occurred at the surface and the retained austenite content after testing reached around 10%. Induction heating was successfully applied to induce martensitic transformation in AISI 52100 steel and the bearings showed very high fatigue strength under rolling contact.

Electrical conductivity is an important petroleum reservoir parameter because of its sensitivity to porosity, pore fluid type, and saturation. Although induction logs are widely used to obtain the conductivity near boreholes, the poor resolution offered by surface‐based electrical and electromagnetic (EM) field systems has thus far limited obtaining this information in the region between boreholes. Low‐frequency crosswell EM offers the promise of providing subsurface conductivity information at a much higher resolution than was previously possible. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (LBL), together with an industrial consortium, recently began a program to conduct low‐frequency crosswell EM surveys and develop suitable inversion techniques for interpreting the data. In developing the field instrumentation we used off‐the‐shelf components whenever possible, but custom‐designed induction coil transmitters and receivers were built for the field experiments. The assembled field system has adequate power for moderate to high‐resolution imaging, using boreholes spaced up to 500 m apart. The initial field experiment was undertaken in flat lying terrain at the British Petroleum test site in Devine, Texas. Using wells spaced 100 m apart, we collected a complete crosswell EM data set encompassing a 30 m thick, 10 ohm‐m limestone layer at a depth of 600 m. The resulting profiles were repeatable to within 1% and showed an excellent sensitivity to the layered structure, closely matching the borehole induction resisitivity log. At the UC Richmond field station, crosswell EM measurements were made to track an injected slug of salt water. Conductivity images of data collected before and after injection showed a clear anomaly as a result of the salt water plume and indicated that the plume had migrated in a northerly direction from the injection borehole.

Purpose. Currently, in order to save materials and energy costs, devices have been developed using inductor systems with bifilar coils used in equipment for magnetic-pulse processing of metals. The purpose of this work is to obtain design relations based on a rigorous solution of the edge electrodynamics for the analysis of electromagnetic processes in a real metal of a circular solenoid of finite thickness placed between massive multi-turn coils of a bifilar with unidirectional currents in a flat inductor system. Methodology. To solve this problem, Maxwell’s equations with appropriate boundary conditions and Laplace transforms were used. Results. Based on the exact solution of the boundary value problem, the space-time function of the density of the induced current, which arises in a flat solenoid when the system is excited by harmonic unidirectional currents in massive bifilar windings, is obtained. On the basis of numerical calculations, it was found that in the low-frequency mode, the transverse distribution of the induced current is linear, symmetric about the central axis of the inductor. In the high-frequency mode, the transverse distribution of the induced current is characteristic of the case of a sharp surface effect. The conditions for the minimum influence of the fields of the external bifilar on the processes in the internal inductor are revealed. Originality. The novelty of this work lies in proposing the idea of the design of the inductor system, as well as in the exact solution of the electrodynamics problem and obtaining the calculated expressions for the analysis of electromagnetic processes. Practical value. On the basis of the obtained formulas and the performed calculations, the efficiency of the proposed calculation model has been proved, which makes it possible to use it as a basic model for similar inductor systems in determining the real conditions of their maximum efficiency. Figures 2, references 17.

The polar ocean’s sea ice cover is an unconventional and challenging geophysical target. Helicopter electromagnetic (HEM) sea-ice thickness mapping is currently limited to 1D interpretation due to traditional procedures and systems. These systems are mainly sensitive to layered structures, ideally set for the widespread flat (level) ice type. Because deformed sea ice (e.g., pressure ridges) is 3D and usually also heterogeneous, ice thickness errors up to 50% can be observed for pressure ridges using 1D approximations for the interpretation of HEM data. We researched a new generation multisensor, airborne sea ice explorer (MAiSIE) to overcome these limitations. Three-dimensional finite-element modeling enabled us to determine that more than one frequency is needed, ideally in the range 1–8 kHz, to improve thickness estimates of grounded sea-ice pressure ridges that are typical of 3D sea ice structures. With the MAiSIE system, we found a new electromagnetic concept based on one multifrequency transmitter loop and a 3C receiver coil triplet with active digital bucking. The relatively small weight of the EM components freed enough payload to include additional scientific sensors, including a cross-track lidar scanner and high-accuracy inertial-navigation system combined with dual-antenna differential GPS. Integrating the 3D ice-surface topography obtained from the lidar with the EM data at frequencies from 500 Hz to 8 kHz in [Formula: see text]-, [Formula: see text]-, and [Formula: see text]-directions, significantly increased the accuracy of sea-ice pressure-ridge geometry derived from HEM data. Initial test flight results over open water showed the proof-of-concept with acceptable sensor drift and receiver sensitivity. Noise levels were relatively high (20–250 parts-per-million) due to unwanted interference, leaving room for optimization. The 20 ppm noise level at 4.1 kHz is sufficient to map level ice thickness with 10 cm precision for sensor altitudes below 13 m.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата технічних наук (доктора філософії) за спеціальністю 05.11.13 «Прилади і методи контролю та визначення складу речовин» – Національний технічний університет «Харківський політехнічний інститут». Дисертація присвячена розробці нових ультразвукових електромагнітно-акустичних перетворювачів з джерелом імпульсного поляризуючого магнітного поля, методів підвищення чутливості контролю та діагностики металовиробів з використанням перетворювачів такого типу. Виконано аналітичний огляд та аналіз сучасних засобів і методів контролю та діагностики електромагнітно-акустичним методом [1–3] феромагнітних і електропровідних або тільки електропровідних виробів в умовах дії постійних та імпульсних поляризуючих магнітних полів з урахуванням наявності когерентних завад різного типу, технічного рівня сучасних електромагнітно – акустичних перетворювачів, схемотехнічних рішень засобів їх живлення, прийому з виробів ультразвукових імпульсів та їх обробки, визначення відомих переваг, недоліків та можливостей використання в дослідженнях і розробках. Визначені та обґрунтовані напрямки дисертаційного дослідження: розробка електромагнітно-акустичного перетворювача у вигляді спрощеної одновиткової моделі [4] джерела магнітного поляризуючого поля з феромагнітним осердям та високочастотною котушкою, яка розміщена між осердям та металовиробом; шляхом моделювання [5] розподілення індукції поляризуючого магнітного поля на торці осердя джерела магнітного поля та в поверхневому шарі як феромагнітного так і неферомагнітного металовиробу визначено особливості розташування високочастотної котушки індуктивності під джерелом магнітного поля для ефективного збудження зсувних ультразвукових імпульсів (в центральній частині торця феромагнітного осердя) або поздовжніх ультразвукових імпульсів (біля периферійної частини торця феромагнітного осердя) [6]. Збільшення кількості витків котушки намагнічування при наявності феромагнітного осердя призводить до значного збільшення часу перехідних процесів при включенні живлення імпульсного джерела поляризуючого магнітного поля і при його виключенні. В результаті час дії імпульсу живлення збільшується до 1 мс і більше, що призводить до збільшення сили притягування ЕМАП до феромагнітного виробу, додаткових втрат електроенергії, погіршенню температурного режиму перетворювача. Для зменшення часу дії імпульсу живлення джерела магнітного поля необхідно зменшувати кількість витків котушки намагнічування, але це призводить до зменшення величини магнітної індукції навіть при наявності феромагнітного осердя. В результаті раціонального вибору конструкції джерела магнітного поля встановлена необхідність виконання його котушки намагнічування плоскою двовіконною трьохвитковою і виготовляти з високоелектропровідного високотеплопровідного матеріалу [7-9]. Осердя повинно бути розміщено в вікнах котушки намагнічування тільки торцями. В результаті час дії імпульсу намагнічування зменшено до 200 мкс, що достатньо для контролю виробів товщиною до 300 мм. Високочастотна котушка індуктивності виконана з двома лінійними робочими ділянками, які розташовуються під вікнами котушки намагнічування [9]. При протилежних напрямках високочастотного струму в цих робочих ділянках в поверхневому шарі виробу збуджуються синфазні потужні імпульси зсувних ультразвукових хвиль. При цьому відношення збуджуваних амплітуд зсувних та поздовжніх імпульсів перевищує 30 дБ. Тобто когерентні імпульси поздовжніх хвиль при контролі луна методом практично не будуть впливати на результати діагностики феромагнітних виробів. Розроблені варіанти конструкцій електромагнітно-акустичних перетворювачів з одновитковими [7], двовитковими [8] та трьохвитковими [9] котушками намагнічування джерела імпульсного поляризуючого магнітного поля. При одновитковій котушці [7] перехідні процеси при включенні імпульсу живлення мінімальні. Проте необхідно збуджувати в котушці струм з силою в кілька кА, що ускладнює температурний режим перетворювача та апаратуру живлення. При трьохвитковій котушці [9] намагнічування амплітуда донних імпульсів по відношенню до амплітуди завад перевищує 24 дБ, що дозволяє проводити контроль та діагностику значної кількості металовиробів. При використанні шихтованого осердя [9] відношення амплітуд корисного сигналу і шуму збільшилося до 38 дБ, що дає можливість проводити ультразвуковий контроль лунаметодом. Розроблено метод [10 ] ультразвукового електромагнітно- акустичного контролю феромагнітних виробів, суть якого заключається в збудженні ультразвукових імпульсів шляхом формування в поверхневому шарі феромагнітного виробу двох рядом розташованих короткочасно намагнічених ділянок з протилежним напрямком векторів магнітної індукції поляризуючого поля, збудженні в намагнічених ділянках пакетних імпульсів електромагнітного поля з протилежно направленими векторами напруженості тривалістю в кілька періодів високої частоти заповнення, при цьому збудження імпульсів електромагнітного поля виконують в момент часу, який дорівнює часу перехідних процесів з встановлення робочої величини індукції поляризуючого магнітного поля, а прийом ультразвукових імпульсів відбитих з виробу виконується в період часу tпр, який визначається за виразом T – t1 – t2 – t3 < tпр = t1 + t2 + t3 + 2H/C, де Т – тривалість імпульсу намагнічування; t1 – час перехідних процесів з встановлення робочої величини індукції поляризуючого магнітного поля; t2 – час дії пакетного імпульсу електромагнітного поля; t3 – час затухаючих коливань в плоскій високочастотній котушці індуктивності; Н – товщина виробу або відстань в об’ємі виробу, які підлягають ультразвуковому контролю; С – швидкість поширення зсувних ультразвукових хвиль в матеріалі виробу. Встановлено [9] [9], що завади в феромагнітному осерді, обумовлені ефектом Баркгаузена та магнітострикційним перетворенням електромагнітної енергії в ультразвукову при збудженні ультразвукових імпульсів, практично виключаються за рахунок виготовлення осердя шихтованим, матеріал пластин осердя повинен мати низький коефіцієнт магнітострикційного перетворення, пластини осердя повинні бути орієнтовані перпендикулярно провідникам робочих ділянок плоскої високочастотної котушки індуктивності, а також заповненням щілин між пластинами осердя рідиною із значною густиною, наприклад гліцерином. Показано, що чутливість прямих ЕМА перетворювачів з імпульсним намагнічуванням при живленні розробленим генератором пакетних зондуючих високочастотних імпульсів [11 ] та прийомі малошумлячим підсилювачем [12 ] забезпечують виявлення плоскодонних відбивачів діаметром 3 мм і більше при частоті зондування 40 Гц, піковому високочастотному струмі 120 А, частоті зсувних лінійно поляризованих ультразвукових коливань 2,3 МГц, тривалості високочастотного пакетного імпульсу 6…7 періодів частоти заповнення, тривалості імпульсу намагнічування 200 мкс, густині струму намагнічування 600 А/мм2 та при зазорі між ЕМАП і виробом 0,2 мм [9] [9]. При цьому амплітуда луна імпульсу відбитого від дефекту по відношенню до амплітуди завад досягає 20 дБ. Розроблені ЕМАП захищені 2 патентами на корисну модель.
Thesis for a Candidate Degree in Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy), specialty 05.11.13 "Devices and methods of testing and determination of composition of substances" - National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute". The dissertation is devoted to development of new ultrasonic electromagnetic-acoustic transducers with a source of pulsed polarizing magnetic field, methods of sensitive testing and diagnostics of metalware with the use of transducers of this type. Analytical review and analysis of modern means and methods of testing and diagnostics via electromagnetic-acoustic method [1-3] of ferromagnetic and electrically conductive or strictly electrically conductive products under conditions of impact of constant and pulse polarizing magnetic fields taking into account the presence of coherent interferences of different types, technical level of modern electromagnetic circuits, means of their power supply, reception of ultrasonic pulses from metalware and their processing, determination of known advantages and disadvantages, and opportunities of their use in research and development. The direction of the research is defined and justified: development of electromagnetic-acoustic transducer in the form of a simplified single-wind coil model [4] of a source of a magnetic polarizing field with a ferromagnetic core and a high-frequency coil, which is located between the core and the sample; by modeling [5] the distribution of induction of polarizing magnetic field at the end face of the core of the magnetic field source and in the surface layer of both ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic metallurgy the features of the location of the high frequency coil of inductance under the magnetic field source are effectively determined for the effective excitation of shear ultrasonic pulses (near the peripheral end of the ferromagnetic core) [6]. The increase in number of winds of magnetization coil in presence of a ferromagnetic core leads to a significant increase in time of transients during the process of powering of a pulsed source of a polarizing magnetic field and during its switching off. As a result, the duration of the power pulse increases to 1 ms or more, which leads to an increase in the force of attraction of EMAP to the ferromagnetic product, additional losses of electricity, deterioration of temperature conditions of the transducer. To reduce the duration of powering pulse of magnetic field it is necessary to reduce the number of winds of the magnetizing coil, but this leads to a decrease in magnetic induction magnitude, even in presence of a ferromagnetic core. As a result of rational choice of the design of the magnetic field source, the flat coil of magnetization must be made with a two-window three-wind and made of high-conductive high-heat-conducting material [7-9]. The core should be placed in the windows of the magnet coil only by the ends. As a result, the action time of the magnetization pulse is reduced to 200 μs, which is sufficient for testing of samples up to 300 mm thick. The high-frequency inductor coil is made of two linear working sections that are located under the windows of the coil [9]. In opposite directions of high-frequency current in these working areas, in-phase powerful pulses of shear ultrasonic waves are excited in the surface layer of the product. The ratio of the excited amplitudes of the shear and longitudinal pulses exceeds 30 dB. That is, the coherent pulses of longitudinal waves in the testing of the moon by the method will practically not affect the results of the diagnosis of ferromagnetic products. Design variants of electromagnetic-acoustic transducers with one-wind [7], two-wind [8] and three-wind magnetization coils [9] of a source of a pulsed polarizing magnetic field are developed. With a single-coil [7], the transients are minimal when the power pulse is winded on. However, it is necessary to excite in the coil a current of several kA, which complicates the temperature conditions of the transducer and power equipment. With a three-coil [9] magnetization, the amplitude of the bottom pulses in relation to the amplitude of the interference exceeds 24 dB, which allows for testing and diagnostics of large variety of samples. When using the charge core [9], the ratio of amplitudes increased to 38 dB, which makes it possible to monitor the echo by the method. The method [10] of ultrasonic electromagnetic - acoustic testing of ferromagnetic products is developed. vectors of intensity with duration of several periods of high filling frequency, n and this excitation of the pulses of the electromagnetic field is performed at a time equal to the time of transients to establish the operating value of the induction of the polarizing magnetic field, and the reception of ultrasonic pulses reflected from the product is performed in the time period tпр, which is determined by the expression T – t1 – t2 – t3 < tпр = t1 + t2 + t3 + 2H/C, where T is the duration of the magnetization pulse; t1 is the time of transients to establish the working value of the induction of a polarizing magnetic field; t2 - time of packet pulse of electromagnetic field; t3 is the time of damping oscillations in the flat high frequency inductor; H is the thickness of the product or the distance in volume of the product to be ultrasound; C is the velocity of propagation of shear ultrasonic waves in the material of the product. It is established [9] that the interferences in the ferromagnetic core caused by the Barkhausen effect and magnetostrictive transformation of electromagnetic energy into ultrasound are practically excluded by production of the core blended, usage of the material of the core plates which has a low coefficient of magnetostrictive conversion, perpendicular core plates orientation in relation to the conductors of the working areas of the flat high-frequency inductor, as well as filling of the gaps between the plates with a high density fluid, such as glycerol. It is shown that the sensitivity of direct EMA transducers with pulse magnetization when powered by a batch high frequency probe pulse generator [11] and when receiving via a low noise amplifier [12] provide detection of flat-bottomed reflectors with a diameter of 3 mm or more, probe frequency of 40 Hz, peak high-frequency current of 120A, shear linearly polarized ultrasonic oscillations of 2.3 MHz, high frequency packet pulse duration 6…7 filling frequency periods, magnetization pulse duration 200 μs, magnetization current density of 600 A / mm2 and at the gap between the EMAP and the product of 0.2 mm [9]. The amplitude of the echo momentum reflected from the flaw in relation to the noise amplitude reaches 20 dB. The EMATs developed are protected with 2 utility model patents.

Дисертація на здобуття вченого ступеня кандидата технічних наук за спеціальністю 05.11.13 – прилади і методи контролю та визначення складу речовин. Національний технічний університет «Харківський політехнічний інститут», Харків, 2020. В дисертаційній роботі вирішено актуальну науково-практичну задачу з розробки нових типів ЕМАП для ефективного ультразвукового контролю металовиробів. В роботі виконано комп’ютерне моделювання розподілу магнітних полів ЕМАП при імпульсному намагнічуванні феромагнітних та немагнітних виробів. Встановлені шляхи побудови перетворювачів з максимальною чутливістю. Розроблено метод збудження імпульсних пакетних ультразвукових імпульсів за рахунок послідовного в часі формування імпульсного магнітного та електромагнітного полів. Розроблено технічні рішення пригнічення когерентних завад в осерді та у виробі. Визначені геометричні та конструктивні параметри джерела імпульсного магнітного поля, що дало можливість збуджувати потужні синфазні пакетні імпульси високочастотних зсувних коливань в ОК. Показано, що чутливість прямих ЕМА перетворювачів з імпульсним намагнічуванням забезпечують виявлення плоскодонних відбивачів діаметром 3 мм і більше при частоті зондування 40 Гц, частоті зсувних лінійно поляризованих ультразвукових коливань 2,3 МГц, піковому струмі високочастотних пакетних імпульсів 120 А, тривалості пакетних високочастотних імпульсів струму в 6 періодів частоти заповнення, тривалості імпульсу намагнічування 200 мкс, щільності струму намагнічування 600 А/мм2 та при зазорі між ЕМАП і виробом 0,2 мм. При цьому амплітуда луна-імпульсу від дефекту по відношенню до амплітуди завад досягає 20 дБ, що дає можливість забезпечити якісну дефектоскопію металовиробів.
Thesis for a Candidate Degree in Engineering, specialty 05.11.13 – Devices and methods of testing and determination of composition of substances. National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kharkiv, 2020. A relevant scientific – practical problem on development of new types of EMAP for effective ultrasonic control of metal products is solved in the dissertation. Computer simulation of EMAT magnetic fields distribution in pulse magnetization of ferromagnetic and non-magnetic products is performed. Ways to build transducers with maximum sensitivity are established. The method of excitation of pulsed batch ultrasonic pulses due to the sequential formation of pulsed magnetic and electromagnetic fields is developed. Technical solutions for suppression of coherent interference in the core and in the product have been developed. The geometrical and structural parameters of pulsed magnetic field source were determined, which made it possible to excite powerful in-phase packet pulses of high-frequency shear oscillations in a sample. It is shown that the sensitivity of direct EMA transducers with pulse magnetization provide detection of flat-bottom reflectors with a diameter of 3 mm and more at a probing frequency of 40 Hz, a frequency of shear linearly polarized ultrasonic oscillations of 2.3 MHz, a peak current of high-frequency packet pulses of 120 A, duration of batch high frequency current pulses in 6 periods of filling frequency, magnetization pulse duration of 200 μs, magnetization current of 600 A and at the gap between EMAP and product of 0.2 mm.

In the time since magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was introduced, scientific progress has allowed for a factor-of-ten increase in static magnetic (B ₀) field strength, and has developed MR into a clinical workhorse. This increase in B₀ field strength has the potential to provide significant gains to the inherent signal-to-noise ratio of resulting images. However, this progress has been limited by degradations in the spatial homogeneity of the radiofrequency magnetic fields used for nuclear excitation (B ₁), which have wavelengths comparable to the dimensions of the human body in modern high-field MRI. Techniques to improve homogeneity, including B₁-shimming and parallel transmission, require multi-element radiofrequency (RF) transmit arrays. Increasing B₀ field strength is also associated with an increase in the deposition of RF energy into the subject, clinically measured and regulated as Specific energy Absorption Rate (SAR), deposited in tissue during image acquisition. High permittivity materials (HPMs) have the potential to augment RF coil performance outside of B₁-shimming or parallel transmission methods. The use of HPM pads placed in existing RF coils has also been shown to provide a potential reduction of array SAR in nuclear excitation, as well as potential performance benefits in signal reception. However, the question of how best to strategically use these materials in the space between the coil and the sample in order to maximize benefit and alleviate any potential problems has not yet been thoroughly addressed.

The contributions presented in this dissertation demonstrate the potential utility of the integration of HPMs into transmit-receive RF coils, as an integral component of the hardware design. A framework to quickly choose the relative permittivities of integrated materials, optimized relative to an absolute standard (rather than relative to a different design) is introduced, and used to demonstrate that readily available material properties can provide significant improvements in multi-element transmit performance. A subsequent analysis of practical effects and limitations of these materials on the RF coil resonance properties is performed, including the description of a unique adverse resonance splitting phenomenon and how to avoid it. A transmit/receive RF coil design is built and evaluated, first on its own experimentally, and then in simulation with a helmet-shaped high permittivity material former to examine the benefits and challenges associated with HPM integration into RF coils.

Ce projet doctoral a été réalisé au laboratoire BioMaps de l'Université Paris-Saclay et au CMPBME de l'Université Médicale de Vienne. Afin d’améliorer la valeur diagnostique de l'IRM, il est souhaitable de réduire les durées d’acquisition, d’avoir une prise en charge plus efficace des patients et une meilleure qualité des images. Dans ce but, une instrumentation portable avec un matériel optimisé permettrait de réduire le poids, d’augmenter la flexibilité et de transmettre sans fil les signaux RMN, améliorant ainsi la sensibilité, le confort, la sécurité et la facilité d'utilisation de ces dispositifs.Dans ce contexte, nous avons étudié des antennes RF souples à câbles coaxiaux basées sur le principe des résonateurs à lignes à transmission. Ces résonateurs, pouvant posséder plusieurs tours et/ou plusieurs fentes, permettent d'optimiser la taille de l’antenne RF en fonction de l'application visée. Le concept a d'abord été étudiée in silico. De nombreux prototypes ont été construits et leurs performances ont été testées sur table et en IRM à 3 et 7 T. Les antennes coaxiales ont révélé avoir des performances robustes à la déformation, ne dégradent pas le TAS et peuvent améliorer le RSB et l'efficacité de transmission lorsqu'elles sont conformées au relief de la zone imagée. En parallèle, nous avons mené une étude approfondie des technologies de transmission sans fil en IRM. Un premier prototype de communication optique sans fil pour la transmission de données de capteurs de mouvements a été réalisé et testé. Les antennes coaxiales portables que nous avons étudiées offrent une alternative intéressante aux antennes standard en raison de leur faible poids et de leur flexibilité
This PhD thesis work was conducted at the BioMaps laboratory at the Université Paris-Saclay and the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (CMPBME) at the Medical University of Vienna.To improve diagnostic value in MRI, shorter acquisitions, more efficient patient handling and improved image quality are needed. Wearable technology with optimized hardware reduces weight, increases flexibility, and could be wireless, thereby improving sensitivity, comfort, safety, and usability.In this work, flexible self-resonant coaxial transmission line resonators were investigated. Coaxial coils with multiple turns and gaps enable size optimization depending on the target application. The design was first studied in silico. Numerous prototypes were constructed and their performance was tested on the bench and in 3 and 7 T MRI. Coaxial coils were shown to be robust against bending, have no SAR penalty and improve SNR and transmit efficiency when form-fitted.A review of wireless MR, associated hardware developments and data transmission technology is given.An optical wireless communication module for sensor data transmission was demonstrated experimentally.Wearable coaxial coils offer an attractive alternative to standard coils due to low weight and flexibility. With wireless motion sensors diagnostic value in e.g. breast, knee, or cardiac MRI could be increased

Ce projet de thèse porte sur le développement d'un dispositif instrumental basé sur les propriétés de non linéarité intrinsèques au matériau supraconducteur YBa2Cu3O7, qui restent jusqu'à présent peu explorées dans le régime radiofréquence (RF). Ceci, dans l'objectif de contrôler la commutation d'antennes supraconductrices ultrasensibles dédiées à l'Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique (IRM), de l'état supraconducteur à un état dissipatif. L'implémentation des antennes SHTC en imagerie permet d'atteindre les plus grandes sensibilités de détection observées actuellement en IRM à champ clinique, ce qui ouvre la voie au développement de l'imagerie moléculaire d'agents de contraste. Leur utilisation demeure cependant trop minoritaire et ce, entre autre, à cause de l'incompatibilité de la mise en œuvre des antennes YBa2Cu3O7 avec les méthodes de détection quantitative actuellement implémentées en imagerie moléculaire. Comme les techniques habituelles de découplage d'antennes ne sont pas transposables aux matériaux supraconducteurs, l'inactivation des antennes YBa2Cu3O7 à des échelles de temps compatibles avec une séquence IRM (< 1 msec) est un véritable défi, à la fois scientifique et technologique. Ce travail de recherche a pour but d'évaluer les performances de matériaux supraconducteurs à haute température critique tels que l' YBa2Cu3O7 en champ magnétique et dans le domaine des RF, en fonction de leurs propriétés nano-structurales et géométriques, et de développer un système permettant une commutation ultra rapide (ms) de l'état supraconducteur à l'état dissipatif et réciproquement, afin d'éviter le phénomène de concentration du flux magnétique lors de la phase émission, et de préserver la sensibilité du résonateur supraconducteur lors de la phase détection
The aim of this work is to develop an instrumental device based on the nonlinear behaviour of superconducting materials such as YBa2Cu3O7 as a function of the emitted rf power, with the objective of controlling the switch between the zero resistance state and a dissipative state. This will then be applied to superconducting ultra-sensitive coils dedicated to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The implementation of HTS coils for biomedical imaging improves the sensitivity of the acquired images in standard clinical MRI devices. The superconducting coils are currently not implemented because of their incompatibility with quantitative detection methods used in molecular imaging today. As usual decoupling techniques for pick-up coils are not transferable to superconducting materials, the inactivation of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 coils is a technical and a scientific challenge. The overall objective of this research work is to evaluate the performance of HTS materials in non-zero magnetic fields, in the radiofrequency regime, as a function of the nanostructural and geometric attributes of the material. Based on this, I shall develop a system for ultra-fast switch (msec) from the superconducting state to the dissipative state and vice versa, to avoid the phenomenon of of magnetic flux concentration during the emission phase

68-year-old man with a history of prostatectomy for prostate adenocarcinoma, increasing nocturnal urinary frequency, and rising PSA level Sagittal FSE T2-weighted image (Figure 8.17.1) obtained using an endorectal coil shows a large lobulated mass in the posterior bladder wall extending superiorly to the dome and inferiorly to the vesicourethral junction. The mass has high signal intensity on an axial diffusion-weighted image (b=1,000 s/mm...

An innovative scheme to generate the high-quality OFC based on DPMZM cascaded dual-parallel PolM with frequency multiplication circuit is proposed and demonstrated. In the scheme, 5 comb lines are generated in the first-stage generator, and the comb line is expanded to 11 times in the second-stage generator. The theoretical model of the overall scheme is established and analyzed. In this scheme, 66-line OFC is generated and the flatness is 0.73 dB, the side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is 14.19 dB, and the optical signal noise ratio (OSNR) is about 29 dB.

Metamaterial is the artificial structure under sub-wavelength dimension and could be designed to manipulate the electromagnetic wave radiation across the broad frequency range through microwave to much higher frequency, such as terahertz and optical regime. Lens antenna can generate the focused beam with high gain and shrink the bulky refractive body and feeds into a shape of flat form. This chapter will discuss the general concepts of metalens and the technology of metalens-based antenna at microwave, terahertz and optical frequency. The recent progress in the research and development of metalens antennas is reviewed with designs principle and typical applications. At last part, some innovative techniques such as dynamic focus-tuning of metalen are discussed in details.

Composite materials are often subjected to low velocity impacts which leads to delamination in subsequent layers. Linear ultrasound-based approaches are not accurate enough to detect it properly. The local defect resonance (LDR) based thermosonic is proved to be an efficient candidate for detection of such defects. LDR frequency excitation leads to high amplitude vibration which raises defect temperature drastically, detectable by an infrared camera. In this chapter, a numerical investigation of LDR frequency excited ultrasound thermography is carried out on delaminated carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) plate. The location and size of the delamination can be easily understood from thermal signature. The temperature gradient variation is found to be high at first and then it decreases due to higher heat conduction rate. The delamination in CFRP plate is detected by standard phased array ultrasound testing (PAUT) using flat bottom hole in aluminium plate as a case study. Delamination detection by PAUT is found to be very time consuming process compared with thermosonic technique.

This paper discusses coil structures made from a folded flat sheet which is used for an inductor in high frequency operated battery chargers for future electrified vehicles. For AC loss reduction, a Litz wire is known to be a solution, however, since Litz wires are based on a cable type structure, planar type designs are desired for miniaturization and efficient fabrication of inductors. There exists a paper proposing planar type Litz windings using a printed circuit board for planar inductors. Our unit cell FEM analysis indicates that the stacking effect of multiple winding layers, i.e. the proximity effect between layers, was significant to its overall resistance and therefore the Litz wire pitch has to be much finer than the single board case. Thus, an effective Litz wire design, within our design requirements, requires a very fine strand width that goes beyond the fabrication capability of the vias, i.e. metalized through holes to connect different layers. In this paper, we propose novel planar Litz wire structure without vias by introducing a PCB folding technique by implementing a development chart for a coil structure with twisted strand bundle on one single sheet.