METHOD FOR HEATING AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER

摘要

The invention relates to a method for heating an ultrasonic transducer (10), in which an interior space (16) of the ultrasonic transducer (10) together with a membrane element (12) is heated by thermal emission of a component, wherein the temperature of the membrane element (12) is increased to a temperature above the freezing point. According to the invention, it is provided that the heating is achieved by a component that serves in a first operating mode for performing a transmitting and/or receiving operation of the ultrasonic transducer (10) and in a second operating mode is operated in such a way that the component has increased electrical power loss in comparison with the first operating mode.