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Eddy Current Sensor: 1 Mct/Unit I/Narasimharaj V/Lecture Materials/Iv Mech

An eddy current sensor works by producing an alternating magnetic field from a coil near a conductive material. This induces eddy currents in the material, generating an opposing magnetic field. As the distance between the coil and material changes, the field interaction changes as well. The sensor measures this to output a voltage proportional to the gap. Eddy current sensors can detect sub-millimeter positional changes and are low-cost, compact, reliable, and effective at high temperatures.

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Eddy Current Sensor: 1 Mct/Unit I/Narasimharaj V/Lecture Materials/Iv Mech

An eddy current sensor works by producing an alternating magnetic field from a coil near a conductive material. This induces eddy currents in the material, generating an opposing magnetic field. As the distance between the coil and material changes, the field interaction changes as well. The sensor measures this to output a voltage proportional to the gap. Eddy current sensors can detect sub-millimeter positional changes and are low-cost, compact, reliable, and effective at high temperatures.

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR

• Fundamentally a measure of position change of an object

• Linear position measurement - measurement of the


position change of an object

• High-resolution, short-range nature of eddy-current


position sensors

• Also called a position meter or position gauge

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR
• Used to detect the presence or absence of non magnetic
but conductive materials
• If the coil is supplied with an alternating current ,an
alternating magnetic field is produced.
• If there is an object in close proximity to this alternating
magnetic field, then eddy currents are induced in it.
• Consists of two coils
One coil - reference coil and
the other - senses the magnetic current

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR - WORKING
• Produces an alternating magnetic field at the probe tip

• When this field is near a conductive material, the field creates


(induces) small electrical eddy-currents in the material

• These currents generate a magnetic field that opposes the field


from the sensor

• As the gap between the probe and target gets smaller, the field
interaction changes

The sensor electronics measure this field interaction and generate


an output voltage proportional to the change in the gap

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR
• When the object is nearer to the sensing coil,the eddy currents
are produced more and hence the change in magnetic impedance
becomes larger

• The coil forms two arms of the impedance bridge

• The bridge has a supply frequency usually of 1 Mhz or higher

• In the absence of the object the output of the impedance bridge


is zero

• As the object moves closer to the sensing coil eddy currents are
produced more and hence the voltage output in the bridge circuit is
more

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EDDY CURRENT SENSOR

Sensitive eddy current transducers detect diffrential motions


of 0.001mm

Eddy current transducers are attractive because of their


• low cost
• small size
• high reliability and
• effectiveness while operating at elevated temperatures

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Formula for calculating position from a sensor output

• Position Change= Output Change/Sensitivity

Analog Voltage Output sensors

• Output Change = Volts ; Sensitivity = Volts/Unit of distance

Digital Output sensors

• Output Change = Counts; Sensitivity = Counts/Unit of


distance.
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Types of Eddy Current Sensors

ECL202
Best performance, Linear and setpoint outputs, Push buttons
ECL101, ECL110
Linear output, Screw adjustments, 80 kHz
ECL150
Linear output, Multiple channels, Compact size
ECA101
Nonlinear analog and setpoint outputs, Screw adjustments

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Characterstics of Eddy Current sensors
• Non-contact measurement of displacement, distance and
position on electrically conductive materials
• For demanding, industrial environments: dirt, pressure,
temperature
• High resolution and temperature stability
• High bandwidth for fast measurements
• Customer-specific sensors and controllers
• Robust and industrial-grade sensor designs
• Versatile application possibilities due to comprehensive
product range

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THANK YOU

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