28-03-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190097119A1
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A piezoelectric dipole transmitter is provided that includes a piezoelectric element, an insulating support disposed at a midpoint of said piezoelectric element, or along the piezoelectric element, an external capacitance driver, and an external modulation capacitance disposed proximal to a first end of the piezoelectric element, where the driver capacitance is driven by a signal appropriate to excite a length-extensional acoustic mode of the piezoelectric element, where the piezoelectric element resonates at a piezoelectric element resonance frequency to radiate energy as an electric dipole. 1) A piezoelectric dipole transmitter , comprising:a) a piezoelectric element;b) an insulating support disposed at a midpoint of said piezoelectric element, or along said piezoelectric element;c) an external capacitance driver; andd) an external modulation capacitance disposed proximal to a first end of said piezoelectric element, wherein said driver capacitance is driven by a signal appropriate to excite a length-extensional acoustic mode of said piezoelectric element, wherein said piezoelectric element resonates at a piezoelectric element resonance frequency to radiate energy as an electric dipole.2) The piezoelectric dipole transmitter of claim 1 , wherein said piezoelectric element comprises a cylindrical piezoelectric rod claim 1 , a cuboid rod claim 1 , or a shape that resonates in said length-extension acoustic mode.3) The piezoelectric dipole transmitter of claim 1 , wherein said external modulation comprises a plurality of concentric capacitor rings claim 1 , or an external conductor having a controllable capacitance-to-ground.4) The piezoelectric dipole transmitter of claim 1 , wherein said piezoelectric element comprises at least an n=2 vibration mode claim 1 , wherein a displacement or the piezoelectric element comprises essentially near zero-displacement at a center of said piezoelectric element.5) The piezoelectric dipole transmitter of claim 1 , wherein said ...
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