On the reducing of the acoustic signal length from the piezoelectric transducers of the sea ice monitoring systems

The solution of navigation problems the ice situation problems in the Arctic region need to study the acoustic parameters and local reflective properties of ice in real conditions. Information about the local sea ice acoustic properties essentially helps to solve the problems of statistical forecasting of reflective and scattering properties of ice cover. The successful solution of these problems mostly depends on the metrological parameters of the probing signals emitted by the primary piezoelectric transducers. This means, that to increase the resolution of the control and measuring equipment it is better to radiate and to receive short acoustic pulses. The article presents the results of analysis the pulse mode of operation of cylindrical piezoelectric transducers designed to measure the velocity of sound in sea ice. To reduce the length of acoustic pulses, an inductive-resistive load is connected to the electrical input of the radiator. The length and the amplitude of the emitted acoustic pulse were estimated using equivalent circuits of piezoelectric transducers and a spectral method based on the Fourier transforms. The optimal parameters of the electrical circuit, ensuring the minimum length of the acoustic pulses are calculated. The technique of possible measurements is described. The results are presented in the most general form, making possible to use them within different frequency ranges.