Magnetostrictive Transducers

Amitava Chatterjee 1 Department of Electrical Engg., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Magnetostrictive materials transduce or convert magnetic energy to mechanical energy and vice versa. If a magnetostrictive material is magnetized, it strains. Conversely, if an external force produce a strain in a magnetostrictive material the material, magnetic state of the material will change. Magnetostriction is an inherent material property that does not degrade with time. The principle of operation of these transducers depends on the change p p p p g of permeability of ferromagnetic materials, like Ni, when they are subjected to strain.
Amitava Chatterjee 2 Department of Electrical Engg., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Magnetostrictive Transducers

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The schematic representation of a magnetostrictive transducer

Amitava Chatterjee 3 Department of Electrical Engg., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Force Magnetostrictive material probe

Magnetostrictive Transducers (contd)

An actual magnetostrictive transducer

A simplistic representation of the strain and magnetic induction observed in magnetostrictive materials

Amitava Chatterjee 4 Department of Electrical Engg., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Magnetostrictive Transducers (contd)

An a.c. bridge circuit is employed, with two coils forming two arms. The voltage output of the a.c. bridge gives a measure of the torque applied.
Amitava Chatterjee 5 Department of Electrical Engg., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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A.C. energized (at 45o) Torque Torque Flux path 45
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Measurement of Shaft Torque: A Popular Application p pp

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