Sensors and Transducers

CH1: introduction
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CH2 : signal conditioning circuits for sensors part1
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CH2: signal conditioning circuits part2 -bridges
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CH2 : signal conditioning circuits-part3-filters
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CH2: signal conditioning –part4-operational amplifier
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CH2: signal conditioning-part5-operational amplifier -B
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CH3: part1-resistive transducers
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CH3: part2-Capacitive Transducers
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• Inductive transducers : are those in which self-inductance of a coil or
mutual inductance of a pair of coils is altered in value due to a
variation in value of the quantity under measurement
• Detection of changes in inductance can be done only by using the
inductors in AC circuits
• If the coils are air cored (EMC) specially at high frequency .
-one solution is shielding
-or another is iron cored where interference effects are minimized
* Here output signals are functions of changes in inductance
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• Measurement of displacements by changing the tapping point of a
solenoidal or a toroidal coil as shown
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• Iron- cored coil with variable air gap can be used to measure
displacement

Disadvantage : the movable core (armature) is subjected to the electromagnetic force of attraction of
Which the displacement source has to overcome
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Here the output signal is an induced emf of the secondary coil

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• By moving core L1 and L2 change

• L1=L2=L when the core at central position

• Bridges are used (AC bridges) to have unbalance voltage proportional

to displacement
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CH4: Proximity Sensors
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CH4: proximity sensors – part2
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CH5: Digital Transducers
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CH8: Temperature Measurement
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CH6: strain gauge