US3500089A - Ultrasonic cleaning apparatus - Google Patents
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- an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus refers to an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus as used in the industry and the medical field for cleaning various devices and instruments.
- an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprises a liquid-filled tank which is fitted with one or more ultrasonic transducers adapted to be energized by electrical high frequency energy, usually 20 kc./second or higher. Upon energization of the transducers, the electrical energy applied is converted to acoustic energy which produces cavitation in the liquid.
- Transducers for the purpose described hereinabove are either of the magnetostrictive or of the electrostrictive (piezoelectric) type and are secured either directly to the tank enclosure, or are contained in a separate liquid-proof enclosure which is immersed in the liquid.
- the oscillator circuit is set to operate at a frequency which is at least as high as the antiresonance frequenc of the transducer and preferably is above the antiresonance frequency of the transducer.
- the circuit admittance is relatively constant, thereby permitting the parallel connection of a plurality of tanks to a single ultrasonic energy generator and providing satisfactory operation irrespective of the liquid level, load condition, or electrical impedance differences exhibited by paralleled tanks. If any particular tank connected in parallel should exhibit a low impedance at a given frequency, because of standing waves in the liquid or load, the generator, as stated above, changes the frequency of the oscillatory circuit slightly so as to eliminate this condition. Hence, tanks coupled in parallel virtually operate under the same power conditions.
- One of the principal objects of this invention is, therefore, the provision of a new and improved circuit for ultrasonic cleaning systems, the circuit being characterized by avoiding transducer operation at undesirable electrical resonance conditions.
- Another object of this invention is the provision of an ultrasonic cleaning system wherein the circuit operates at a frequency which is above that of resonance and, most suitably, above that of antiresonance of the transducer.
- Another object of this invention is the provision of an ultrasonic cleaning circuit which provides for the parallel connection between a plurality of tanks and a high frequency generator.
- 'A further object of this invention is the provision of an ultrasonic cleaning unit wherein the power supplied to a cleaning tank decreases with decreasing liquid level or decreasing load.
- a still further object of this invention is the provision of an ultransonic cleaning unit operating at a frequency at which the criticalness of tuning is eliminated.
- FIGURE 1 is a schematic view of an ultrasonic cleaning arrangement
- FIGURE 2 is a schematic illustration for explaining the operationof the prior art arrangement
- FIGURE 3 is a schematic electrical circuit diagram of the present invention.
- FIGURE 4 is a graph of electrical admittance versus frequency for a cleaning system
- FIGURE 5 is a typical graph of electrical phase angle versus frequency for a loaded and unloaded cleaning tank
- FIGURE 6 is a graph of electrical phase angle versus water level under typical operating conditions
- FIGURE 7 is a graph of electrical admittance versus Water level for the conditions shown in FIGURES and 6, and
- FIGURE 8 is a schematic electrical circuit diagram depicting an improvement.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a tank 10 which is filled with a suitable liquid, such as a cleaning solvent 12.
- a suitable liquid such as a cleaning solvent 12.
- One or more ultransonic transducers 14 are mounted to the bottom of the tank in order to provide sonic energy to the liquid 12 and cause cavitation therein.
- Each transducer in the preferred embodiment, includes a piezoelectric element for converting electrical energy to mechanical energy and is of the clamped sandwich construction as shown for instance in US. Patent No. 3,066,232 issued to N. G. Branson, entitled Ultrasonic Transducer, dated Nov. 27, 1962.
- the transducers connected in parallel, exhibit a natural frequency of vibration, typically 25 or 40 kHz., and are energized from an electrical generator 16 via a conductor 18. Also, as is well understood, the transducers, when energized, exhibit a predominantly capacitive current component responsive to the motional and clamped capacitance.
- FIGURE 2 shows a graph of electrical admittance versus a very limited frequency range for a typical prior art ultrasonic cleaning unit.
- f At the resonant frequency f there exists the condition of maximum electrical admittance (minimum impedance) caused by water level and load conditions. These peaks are repeated at one-half wavelength intervals of the resonant frequency.
- the frequency of the oscillatory sysiem In the prior systems, which attempt to operate under the condition of lowest impedance, the frequency of the oscillatory sysiem, if operating at the frequency f shifts to the frequency f, and locks on.
- the frequency will change to a value of f,.+Af, thereby rejecting the condition of maximum admittance and, hence, avoiding the existence of current peaks in the transducer branch resulting from resonance load conditions.
- the basic circuit is a regenerative oscillator whose frequency is determined by the inductances which include the series inductance 20 and the transformer 24, and the capacitances which include the transducer or transducers 14 and that of the capacitor 22 connected in parallel with the transducer.
- the values of the inductance 20 and of the capacitor 22 in combination with the transducer 14 are chosen to provide for the operation of the oscillatory circuit at a frequency which is not below that of antiresonance and preferably above that of antiresonance of the transducer.
- the capacitor 22 and the transducer 14 are coupled to each other through a summing means comprising the primary winding 24a and the opposing winding 241m of the transformer 24.
- the value of the capacitor 22 and the turns ratio of the windings are selected in such a manner that the current responsive signal from the capacitor 22 (I exceeds the current (I through the transducer 14, thereby providing in the secondary winding 24b a signal I; which is the difference of the subtraction I minus I and whose value remains positive.
- the load circuit comprising the transducers and the other components of the oscillatory circuit, is driven by a direct current supply 26 which is connected to the primary winding 28a of a power transformer 28 and a controlled switching means 30, such as a transistor.
- the secondary winding 28b of the transformer 28 is connected to the inductance 20 of the oscillatory circuit and to the center tap of the primary winding of the transformer 24.
- the first secondary winding 24b of the transformer 24 provides the feedback signal and is connected in series with' a resistor 32 to the switching means 30. This connection produces an alternating current signal which must be in phase with the current in the oscillatory circuit in order to sustain the oscillations of the oscillatory circuit.
- the transformer 24 is provided with a second secondary winding 24c which is connected to the series connection of a rectifier 34 and a resistor 3'6.
- a pulse of current is provided via the transformer 28 to the oscillatory circuit.
- the diode 34 and the resistor 36 present a load circuit which is reflected by the transformer 24 in the oscillatory circuit, thus, obtaining a relatively symmetrical output wave across the transducers 14.
- the capacitor 22 is selected to have a capacitance which is larger than the capacitance presented by the piezoelectric transducer or transducers in order that the current I predominates. If the current I through the transducer increases because of a resonance condition which causes a lowering of the impedance presented in the transducer branch of the circuit, the magnitude of the feedback current I which is the difference of 1 -1 is reduced, causing a slight shift in frequency and thereby discouraging the circuit from locking on to a peak current condition in the transducer branch, i.e. the condition sensitive to the existence of half wavelength resonance produced by the load.
- the curve 40 represents the familiar electrical admittance versus frequency curve of the oscillatory circuit for an unloaded cleaning tank.
- Curve 42 represents the same tank when loaded. It will be noted that the admittance is a maximum at the resonant frequency f of the transducer and is near its minimum in the region of transducer antiresonance f,,. In the past great effort has been made to maintain cleaning systems of this type at the point of resonant frequency f,. As will be noted, tuning of the system for resonance is very critical for an empty or unloaded tank and somewhat less critical for a loaded tank.
- the present invention prefers operation of the system at a frequency which is above that of the antiresonance frequency of the transducer, that is, at the frequency i
- the electrical admittance does not change sharply with a change of frequency, as is the case at the point f, or f and the frequency, therefore, can be varied from a center frequency without a large change in the circuit impedance. Therefore, several cleaning tanks with moderately varying impedances can be connected in parallel to a single generator.
- the circuit as disclosed hereinabove has other desirable characteristics, notably the change in transducer admittance phase angle at the no load condition, that is, the empty tank condition at which the value for R becomes large, no power being transferred to an external load.
- the curve 41 represents the empty tank and the curve 43 represents the loaded tank, in this case plotting phase angle of the electrical pQWer of the oscillatory circuit versus frequency.
- the operating point f is selected to be at a frequency which is above that of antiresonance and to be one at which there is a relatively large change in the value of the cosine of the phase angle for the condition from an unloaded tank to a loaded tank.
- the average power dissipated is the product of peak voltage and peak current divided by two, multiplied by the cosine of the phase angle, it is apparent that the change of value of the cosine is of great importance. It has been noted that at the operating point f in the particular system tested, the unloaded tank causes a leading phase angle of approximately 80, while the loaded tank ShOWs a leading phase angle of approximately 70-. The cosine of 80 is 0.17 and the cosine of 70 is 0.34. Hence, there is typically a change of power over a range of 1:2. The effective power diminishes as the empty tank condition is reached.
- FIGURE 6 The advantageous operating characteristic described above is depicted also in FIGURE 6 wherein the curve 46 shows the leading phase angle of the power versus the water level of the tank, clearly illustrating that the phase angle increases to a higher value at unloaded tank conditions, decreases to a lower value at an early liquid level, and then remains substantially constant. This again is in contradistinction with the heretofore known cleaning systems where the power goes through extreme swings as the water level of the tank changes, i.e. goes through quarter wavelengths of the resonant frequency.
- FIGURE 7 shows the electrical admittance versus water level.
- the curve 48 illustrates that the electrical admittance of the oscillatory circuit remains substantially constant with changing water levels, which feature makes it possible to connect several cleaning tanks having different water levels in parallel, a feature not possible heretofore.
- windings 24a and 24aa-40 turns each.
- Windings 24b and 240-20 turns each.
- windings are energized via a resistor 38, typically, with a l20-cycle pulsating unidirectional current signal to cyclically shift the magnetization and flux of the transformer core.
- the overall effect of this low frequency sweep results in a periodic frequency excursion A) of the oscillatory circuit from the point f shown in FIG- URE 5.
- the 12.0-cycle pulsating unidirectional signal is merely illustrative of a lower frequency modulating signal which may be used and which can readily be derived from a full wave rectifier connected to a 60-cycle power line. Instead of superimposing the low frequency signal upon the oscillatory circuit at the transformer 24, it may be applied to the circuit at other points without deviating from the principle described.
- the above described arrangement discloses an ultrasonic cleaning system which: (a) permits several tanks to be connected in parallel, (b) provides for substantially constant power level despite variations in liquid level and load, (c) provides for a reduction in power supplied to the transducer as the tank approaches zero liquid level, (d) eliminates extreme power fluctuations caused by changing loads, and (e) obviates the need for manual or automatic means to maintain the oscillatory circuit at the critical point of resonance. All of these features are achieved with a rather simple circuit arrangement, characterized by a minimum number of components.
- an oscillatory circuit comprising a reactance connected in series with said transducer, said oscillatory circuit being tuned to a frequency which is higher than the antiresonance frequency of said transducer;
- a driving circuit which includes a source of electrical energy and a switching means, coupled to said oscillatory circuit, and
- control signal as a feedback signal to said switching means for controlling the operation of said driving circuit, whereby to sustain operation of said oscillatory circuit.
- transducer exhibits a capacitive reactance and said reactance connected in series with said transducer is an inductance.
- an oscillatory circuit comprising an inductance connected in series with the parallel connection of a capacitor and said transducer, said oscillatory circuit being tuned to a frequency which is higher than the antiresonance frequency of said transducer;
- summing means coupled in circuit between said transducer and said capacitor for subtracting a first signal responsive to the current through said transducer from a second signal responsive to the current through said capacitor, said capacitor and summing means being selected to cause said second signal to be larger than said first signal, whereby to provide a difference signal which decreases in amplitude as the current through said transducer increases;
- said summing means comprising a transformer.
- said summing means comprising a transformer having two primary windings, one winding connected in series with the current through said transducer and the other winding connected in series with the current through said capacitor and a secondary winding for providing the difference signal.
- said capacitor having a capacitance which is larger than that of said transducer.
- said source of electrical energy is a direct current supply and said switching means is a transistor serially con nected in circuit therewith.
- (B1) an oscillatory circuit tuned to a frequency which is above that of antiresonance of said transducer means having an inductance serially coupled in circuit with the parallel connection comprising said transducer means and at capacitor; said transducer means and capacitor being connected to each other by an elec trical summing means for subtracting the current through said transducer means from the current flowing through said capacitor, said capacitor and summing means being selected to cause a ditference signal which decreases in amplitude as the current through said transducer means increases;
- (B2) a driving circuit including a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding coupled to said oscillatory circuit, said secondary winding coupled to said inductance and said summing means, and said primary winding being coupled in series with a switching means to a source of direct current, and
- (B3) a feedback circuit which includes means for coupling said difference signal to said switching means for causing said switching means to periodically provide pulses of energy from said source to said primary winding in phase with the oscillations of said oscillatory circuit whereby to sustain operation of said oscillatory circuit at the above-antiresonance frequency.
- said summing means comprises a center tapped primary winding on a further transformer, and said feedback circuit includes a first secondary winding on said further transformer for developing said difference signal.
- said further transformer includes a secondary winding connected in series with a rectifier and an electrical resistance in order to reflect a load into said oscillatory circuit during the one-half cycle when said switching means is not providing pulses of energy.
- said further transformer includes a third secondary winding which is energized with pulsating unidirectional current having a fundamental frequency substantially lower than that of the oscillatory circuit.
- said switching means is a transistor and said difference signal is coupled as a control signal to said transistor to control the flow of electrical energy therethrough from said source of direct current to said primary winding.
- an oscillatory circuit comprising a reactance connected in series with said transducer, said oscillatory circuit being tuned to a frequency which is higher than the antiresonance frequency of said transducer;
- a driving circuit which includes a source of electrical energy and a switching means, coupled to said oscillatory circuit, and
- control signal as a feedback signal to said switching means for controlling the operation of said driving circuit and for causing said circuit to oscillate at a frequency detuned from the condition of maximum circuit admittance caused by resonance load condition effective upon said transducer.
- said transducer exhibits a capacitive reactance
- said reactance connected in series with said transducer is an inductance
- said control signal decreases in amplitude as the current through said transducer increases.
- An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprising in combination:
- a piezoelectric transducer designed for operation in the ultrasonic frequency range forming a part of said oscillatory circuit and adapted to be coupled to a load which includes a liquid confined in a tank for providing acoustic energy in the ultrasonic frequency range to the liquid;
- control means which include a capacitor coupled through a summing means in parallel with said transducer, said summing means providing a control signal which is the difference between the current through said capacitor and that through said transducer and which decreases in amplitude responsive to increasing current through said transducer;
- control signal means causing said control signal to be connected as a feedback signal to a means controlling the flow of current from said power supply to said oscillatory circuit whereby to sustain the'oscillations of said oscillatory circuit
- said oscillatory circuit being arranged to operate at a frequency which is at least as high as the antiresonance frequency of said transducer.
- An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprising in combination:
- an oscillatory circuit coupled for receiving electrical energy from said power supply
- a piezoelectric transducer designed for operation in the ultrasonic frequency range, forming a part of said oscillatory circuit coupled for receiving electrical energy and providing acoustic energy in the ultrasonic frequency range to a body of liquid confined in a tank;
- An oscillatory circuit for an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus comprising in combination:
- a transformer having a primary and a second winding
- said secondary Winding having its terminals coupled respectively to one side of an inductance and to the center tap of a primary winding of a second transformer;
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