title: A 15 MHz bandwidth, 60 Vpp, low distortion power amplifier for driving high power piezoelectric transducers.
abstract: This paper presents the design and the realization of a linear power amplifier with large bandwidth (15 MHz) capable of driving low impedance ultrasonic transducers. The output current driving capability (up to 5 A) and low distortion makes it suitable for new research applications using high power ultrasound in the medical and industrial fields. The electronic design approach is modular so that the characteristics can be scaled according to specific applications and implementation details for the circuit layout are reported. Finally the characterization of the power amplifier module is presented.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capineri