Magnetoelastic Sensors Essay

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Magnetoelastic sensors EXPLAINATION OF MAGNETOELASTIC SENSORS Magnetoelastic-Describing the interaction between magnetization and strain in a magnetic material. Magnetoelastic sensors are, generally, ribbon-like thick-film strips made from amorphous ferromagnetic alloys, such as Fe40Ni38Mo4B18 (Metglas 2826MB). The elastic waves within the magnetostrictive magnetoelastic material generate a magnetic flux that can be detected remotely. Magnetoelastic sensors with a size of approximately 4 cm × 6 mm × 25 μm are widely used as anti-theft markers. Exposure to a time-varying magnetic field produces longitudinal vibrations in these sensors that, in turn, generate elastic waves. HOW MAGNETOELASTIC SENSORS WORK A magnetoelastic sensor strip is excited with a magnetic field. The sensor response can be detected by magnetic, acoustic or optical techniques. The resonance characteristics of the sensor can be monitored by optical, acoustic or magnetic techniques. The frequency and amplitude of the longitudinal vibrations of a sensor depends on the length L, elasticity E, and density ρ of the ribbon-like thick film sensor. f =12L√Eρ The resonance frequency changes when there is a small mass loading on the surface of the sensor.A magnetoelastic sensor of mass m0 with initial resonance frequency fo, when subjected to a mass loading (translational, uniformly applied) of Δm demonstrates a decrease in resonance frequency f= -f0 ∆m2m0 Further, a change in the viscosity/density of the medium surrounding a sensor creates a damping effect on the sensor vibrations. The shift in resonance frequency Δf is related to the viscosity η and density ρl of the surrounding medium as ∆f= √πf02πρs d√ηρ where d is the thickness of the magnetoelastic sensor and ρs the density of the sensor.The resonance changes in a magnetoelastic sensor due to changes in the surrounding medium forms the

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