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Design and Analysis of Differential Compensated Eddy Current Displacement Sensors
Yuliang Bian1,2, Kun Zhang1, Tiehua Ma1
1State Key Laboratory of Extreme Environment Optoelectronic Dynamic Measurement Technology and Instrument, School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.
Abstract:
The traditional eddy current displacement sensor is limited by the diameter of the probe coil, and the measuring range is relatively small. In order to improve the range of an eddy current displacement sensor, a differential compensated eddy current displacement sensor (DCECDS) is proposed in this paper. The DCECDS is designed with three coils and is characterized by a large measuring range and good linearity. Based on the analysis of the working principle of DCECDS, the corresponding equivalent circuit model and mathematical model were established in this study. The effects of excitation frequency, inner diameter and thickness of excitation coil on the sensor performance were investigated. Based on the simulation results, the structural parameters of the sensor were designed and verified by experiments. The experimental results show that the measuring range of the DCECDS designed in this study can reach 1.76 times the diameter of the probe coil, which is 3.5 times higher than that of the traditional eddy current displacement sensor. The measuring range of the eddy current displacement sensor is effectively improved, which provides an important reference and practical value for the design of eddy current displacement sensors.
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