EP1684917A1 - Antenne sonar hf a structure composite 1-3 - Google Patents
Antenne sonar hf a structure composite 1-3Info
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- EP1684917A1 EP1684917A1 EP04766227A EP04766227A EP1684917A1 EP 1684917 A1 EP1684917 A1 EP 1684917A1 EP 04766227 A EP04766227 A EP 04766227A EP 04766227 A EP04766227 A EP 04766227A EP 1684917 A1 EP1684917 A1 EP 1684917A1
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- Prior art keywords
- antenna
- sensors
- studs
- high frequency
- pads
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
- B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
- B06B1/0622—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface
- B06B1/0629—Square array
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an antenna structure capable of operating at high frequency, consisting of piezoelectric ceramic studs grouped in subassemblies forming independent sensors.
- the pads are embedded in a dielectric filling matrix which gives the antenna good mechanical strength and advantageous acoustic properties in terms of decoupling.
- This antenna can in particular be used in high frequency sonar, of the mine sonar type.
- FIG. 1 shows such an arrangement.
- This figure shows a set of studs 10 of piezoelectric ceramic, mounted on a rear plate 11.
- These studs can be grouped into subassemblies also called sensors.
- all of the sensor pads are connected together by their upper face 12 and brought into contact by their rear face with the plate 1.
- the front and rear faces of the pads are metallized.
- the contact can for example be made by depositing a metallization layer on the face 13 of the rear plate 11 in contact with the studs 10. An arrangement is thus obtained as illustrated in FIG. 2.
- the antenna thus produced is presented as a set of studs 10 regularly distributed on the rear plate 11 and grouped into sensors 20.
- the face of the rear plate 11 in contact with the studs has an alternation of elements of metallized surfaces 21 separated from each other by non-metallized strips 22.
- Each metallized surface is positioned under a group of studs forming the same sensor, the non-metallized strips making it possible to electrically isolate the sensors from each other.
- the association of the different pads into sensors makes it possible to produce an antenna capable of forming several transmission / reception channels.
- the studs forming the antenna are of reduced dimensions.
- the mechanical strength of the antenna constituted by the studs and the rear plate is produced, in known manner, by filling the spaces between pads with a rigid dielectric material also called matrix. In this way, a structure commonly known as composite 1-3 is obtained.
- the structure thus produced is completed by the installation on the upper faces 12 of adaptation layers and a waterproofing membrane.
- the front face thus produced constitutes the face of the antenna in contact with the propagation medium, for example the marine environment.
- adaptation layers is described in particular in French patent application 94 08474 filed by the applicant and published on 12.01.96 under the number 2 722 358.
- the filling matrix used is commonly made from polyurethane or epoxy resin, these two materials having advantages and disadvantages.
- the epoxy-based composites 1-3 have the advantage of having a high hydrostatic coefficient dh, which can reach for example a few hundred picocoulombs per newton. Such a hydrostatic coefficient makes it possible in particular to obtain a high electrical mechanical transformation coefficient ⁇ .
- dh hydrostatic coefficient
- ⁇ electrical mechanical transformation coefficient
- Composites 1-3 based on epoxide also have the advantage of only expanding slightly as a function of temperature variations and of having good adhesion to the ceramic, which avoids the use of specific preparations intended to ensure the adhesion of the matrix to the studs.
- epoxy-based composites 1-3 have poor acoustic decoupling properties and the use of an epoxy matrix induces crosstalk phenomena between the sensors which significantly reduce the quality of the channels formed.
- Composites 1-3 based on polyurethane have a good quality of acoustic decoupling and thus allow satisfactory decoupling of the formed channels.
- polyurethane has a lower hydrostatic coefficient than that of epoxy, of the order of a few tens of picocoulombs per newton, and therefore a lower coefficient ⁇ .
- the low rigidity of the polyurethane as well as its temperature behavior make it a material little suited to the production of an antenna having satisfactory rigidity and having good insensitivity to temperature variations.
- the aim of the device according to the invention is to obtain a sonar antenna having satisfactory acoustic properties and good mechanical strength.
- a sonar antenna comprising piezoelectric ceramic studs grouped in sensors and included in a matrix made of epoxy resin.
- This matrix can also be made of any other material having equivalent piezoelectric, mechanical and thermal properties.
- This antenna has the characteristic of comprising intermediate elements, preferably made of polyurethane which isolate the sensors from each other and thus achieve good decoupling between sensors.
- These blades can also be made of any other material capable of achieving good acoustic decoupling.
- the antenna according to the invention has the advantage of having the characteristics of an antenna with an epoxy matrix while having decoupling characteristics that a polyurethane matrix makes it possible to obtain. It also has the advantage of being as simple to produce as a conventional antenna with an epoxy matrix.
- FIG. 3 a perspective view showing an intermediate element of the type of those that comprises the antenna according to the invention
- - Figure 4 a schematic sectional view of the antenna according to the invention in three stages of its manufacturing
- - Figure 5 a view similar to Figure 2 schematically showing the appearance of the antenna according to the invention in top view.
- the antenna according to the invention comprises intermediate elements. These elements are, as shown in FIG. 3, in the form of parallelepipedic blades 30 made of polyurethane material. The thickness of the blades is determined so as to obtain optimal decoupling at the frequency used, without altering the characteristics linked to the epoxy matrix.
- the blades can for example be produced by molding a thin plate from which the intermediate blades are then cut.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the three stages of production of the antenna.
- the figure 4-a illustrates the first stage consisting in spreading epoxy resin in the spaces located between the studs on a thickness appreciably equal to 20% of the height of the studs.
- the resin layer 40 thus poured spreads over the surface of the rear plate 11.
- the figure 4-b illustrates the second stage which consists in isolating the sensors from each other by inserting the polyurethane strips 30 in the non-crosslinked epoxy resin.
- the blades can for example be inserted manually.
- the blades are positioned substantially opposite the non-metallized strips 22, shown in FIG. 2.
- the figure 4-c illustrates the last stage of realization.
- This step consists in spreading epoxy resin again in the spaces between the studs so as to form a layer of resin 41 whose thickness is substantially equal to the height of the studs 10.
- the resin is then hardened by known methods comprising for example crosslinking operations at ambient temperature and post-crosslinking hot, followed by polishing and metallization operations.
- FIG. 5 An antenna according to the invention is thus obtained, a diagrammatic representation of which in top view is given in FIG. 5.
- a structure comprising a rear plate 11 and a set of piezoelectric ceramic studs 10, electrically grouped into subassemblies defining sensors 21.
- the surface of the plate 11 in contact with the studs alternates with metallized surface elements 21 separated from each other by non-metallized strips 22.
- the structure of the antenna also includes intermediate blades 30 which constitute separations between the different groups of studs.
- the structure of the antenna according to the invention offers the advantage of not presenting any difficulty in its production while providing performance significantly better than that of a conventional structure such as that illustrated. by FIG. 2.
- measurements were carried out by the applicant on an antenna with a surface of 132 mm 2 (6 mm x 22 mm), 5 mm thick and comprising studs grouped into five sensors. These measurements have shown that such an antenna according to the invention comprising 0.85 mm thick polyurethane interlayer blades, has a crosstalk between channels reduced by approximately 15 dB compared to a conventional antenna, notably comprising no blades dividers.
- This antenna also has similar mechanical and piezoelectric characteristics.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR0309332A FR2858467B1 (fr) | 2003-07-29 | 2003-07-29 | Antenne sonar hf a structure composite 1-3 |
| PCT/EP2004/051497 WO2005014185A1 (fr) | 2003-07-29 | 2004-07-15 | Antenne sonar hf a structure composite 1-3 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1684917A1 true EP1684917A1 (fr) | 2006-08-02 |
| EP1684917B1 EP1684917B1 (fr) | 2017-05-03 |
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| EP04766227.5A Expired - Lifetime EP1684917B1 (fr) | 2003-07-29 | 2004-07-15 | Antenne sonar hf a structure composite 1-3 |
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| EP (1) | EP1684917B1 (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU2004262588A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2858467B1 (fr) |
| NO (1) | NO337904B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2005014185A1 (fr) |
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| DE102023111200A1 (de) * | 2023-05-02 | 2024-11-07 | Atlas Elektronik Gmbh | Sonarantenne |
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| US4963782A (en) * | 1988-10-03 | 1990-10-16 | Ausonics Pty. Ltd. | Multifrequency composite ultrasonic transducer system |
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- 2003-07-29 FR FR0309332A patent/FR2858467B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2004-07-15 EP EP04766227.5A patent/EP1684917B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-07-15 WO PCT/EP2004/051497 patent/WO2005014185A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2004-07-15 AU AU2004262588A patent/AU2004262588A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1684917B1 (fr) | 2017-05-03 |
| NO337904B1 (no) | 2016-07-04 |
| AU2004262588A1 (en) | 2005-02-17 |
| FR2858467B1 (fr) | 2008-08-01 |
| WO2005014185A1 (fr) | 2005-02-17 |
| FR2858467A1 (fr) | 2005-02-04 |
| NO20060952L (no) | 2006-02-27 |
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