Research Article

Numerical Study of Acoustic-Electric Signal Conversion for GIS Discharge Detection and Structure Optimization for pMUT

Table 5

The inherent frequency (f0) and effective electromechanical coupling factor () of receiving pMUT for different computational grids.

GridsRegionsMinimal grid size (μm)Maximal grid size (μm)Total grid numbersf0 (kHz) (%)

Grid 1Zone 4142.49264.34815231411.03
Zone 525.79264.34
Zone 632.4183.62

Grid 2Zone 451.69114.612125331210.96
Zone 524.89114.61
Zone 623.7067.25

Grid 3Zone 444.32100.813666931010.93
Zone 519.00100.81
Zone 620.8451.43

Grid 4Zone 434.3467.385501031010.92
Zone 517.0967.38
Zone 617.5941.25