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Study on Vibration Characteristics of Functionally Graded Material Composite Spherical Piezoelectric Transducer

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Non-uniform composite structures for transducers exhibit considerable potential in enhancing impedance matching and efficiency. Here, a functionally graded material composite spherical piezoelectric transducer (FGM-cSPT) is proposed, and a three-port electromechanical equivalent circuit model is established. The correctness of the theoretical model is verified using the finite element method and experiment. Based on the theoretical model, the effects of the non-uniform coefficient and the geometric dimension of FGM-cSPT on the electromechanical vibration characteristics (resonance frequency, anti-resonance frequency, and effective electromechanical coupling coefficient) of the transducer are analyzed. The results show that the non-uniform coefficient and geometric dimension can effectively regulate the vibration characteristics of the FGM-cSPT, which can be used to guide engineering design. Our methodology will offer possibilities for designing FGM-cSPTs and may promote applications in various fields, such as marine exploitation, structural health detection, and energy collection.

Source: Sensors

DOI: 10.3390/s25051514

Authors: Sha Wang, Junjie Shan

Institutions: Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

Subfield: Mechanics of Materials

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province