The thesis presents the construction of a power amplifier used for excitation of ultrasonic transducers with a nominal frequency up to 1 MHz. Scope of this document also covers analyses of high frequency phenomenons and characteristics of ultrasonic transducers which must be taken into account to transmit maximal power to the transducer.
Design of electrical circuit was firstly tested with simulation tool LT Spice and improved step by step during the research. Signal which was amplified, was generated with a multifunctional card Red Pitaya. Simultaneously we can measure signals for instance a signal from a hydrophone, which detects pressure transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer. Red Pitaya card is controlled using a web browser based application built with basic programming languages such as JavaScript, HTML, C and API routines. For the purpose of temperature analysis of output amplifier stage we used a Matlab interface to control the Red Pitaya using SCPI commands. Impedance and phase characteristics of ultrasonic transmitter, receiver and windings of transformers were obtained by a LCR-meter Quadtech 1920. Signals were measured with osciloscope MSO710. After the final circuit was defined, we constructed a PCB with Altium Designer software considering most vital designer rules to minimize the interferences. For experimental work we constructed 3D models and printed with Velleman 3D-printer K8400.
The amplifier was designed and tested for use with an ultrasonic transducer V318-SU for frequencies from 300 kHz to 500 kHz. Ultrasonic transducer most intensively transmits power at frequency of 320 kHz, which is a resonance frequency of the matching circuit. The amplifier is capable of providing 90 W for a used transducer, which is equal to 7 bars of pressure and intensity of transmitted wave 33 W/cm2. The designed system was successfully used in practice in experiment in vitro with HEK 293 and HEK 293T cells in combination with micro bubbles. Images of cells responses were obtained with microscope Leica TCS SP5.
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