Parametric transducer system and related methods
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1. A matching element for use in a parametric signal emitting system having an amplifier and a parametric emitter, the matching element comprising:
- a pot core;
a transformer disposed within the pot core and configured to be coupled between the amplifier and the parametric emitter, the transformer comprising a primary winding with a first number of turns and a secondary winding with a second number of turns, wherein the number of turns in the primary winding of the pot core transformer is selected to present a predetermined level of load impedance to the amplifier; and
wherein the number of turns in the secondary winding of the pot core transformer is selected to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter.
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Abstract
A method of optimizing a parametric emitter system having a pot core transformer coupled between an amplifier and an emitter, the method comprising: selecting a number of turns required in a primary winding of the pot core transformer to achieve an optimal level of load impedance experienced by the amplifier; and selecting a number of turns required in a secondary winding of the pot core transformer to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter.
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1. A matching element for use in a parametric signal emitting system having an amplifier and a parametric emitter, the matching element comprising:
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a pot core; a transformer disposed within the pot core and configured to be coupled between the amplifier and the parametric emitter, the transformer comprising a primary winding with a first number of turns and a secondary winding with a second number of turns, wherein the number of turns in the primary winding of the pot core transformer is selected to present a predetermined level of load impedance to the amplifier; and
wherein the number of turns in the secondary winding of the pot core transformer is selected to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A matching element for use in a parametric signal emitting system having an amplifier and a parametric emitter, the matching element comprising:
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a pot core including an outer wall, an inner wall and an air gap formed in the inner wall; a step-up transformer disposed within the pot core and configured to be coupled between the amplifier and the parametric emitter, the transformer comprising a primary winding with a first number of turns and a secondary winding with a second number of turns, wherein the number of turns in the secondary winding of the pot core transformer is selected to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter, and wherein a size of the air gap is selected to decrease an overall physical size of the pot core transformer while avoiding saturation of the transformer during operation of the amplifier-emitter pair. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A parametric emitter system configured to be coupled to an amplifier, the parametric emitter system comprising:
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an emitter, capable of emitting into a fluid medium a carrier signal having an audio signal modulated thereon; and a pot core transformer, operatively coupled between the amplifier and the emitter;
whereina secondary winding of the pot core transformer and the emitter are arranged in a parallel resonant circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A matching element for use in a parametric signal emitting system having an amplifier and a parametric emitter, the matching element comprising a transformer configured to be coupled between the amplifier and the parametric emitter, the transformer comprising a primary winding with a first number of turns and a secondary winding with a second number of turns, wherein the number of turns in the primary winding of the transformer is selected to present a predetermined level of load impedance to the amplifier;
- and wherein the number of turns in the secondary winding of the transformer is selected to achieve electrical resonance between the secondary winding and the emitter.
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