Displacement transducers
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Displacement transducers
In this chapter, the properties of the different displacement transducers are described in more detail.
This should help you to find the right transducer for your measuring system and to identify and
prevent possible measuring errors in advance.
3.1
Inductive transducers
Inductive transducers are used for precise measurement of a defined distance. They are displacement/
voltage sensors, whose output voltage changes linearly along with the moving magnetic core (ferrite).
The magnetic core moves according to a straight line in a transformer, which consists of a central
primary coil and two external secondary coils (cylindrical windings). The power buffer provides an AC
voltage source to the primary coil. The secondary voltage changes according to the position of the
magnetic core.
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Half-bridge transducers
A half-bridge transducer consists of two inductive coils (windings). These are fed directly with two
sinusoidal voltage signals, i. e. a positive and a negative oscillator voltage.
A measuring bolt moves along the two coils with a ferromagnetic core. Depending on its position, this
core changes the voltages in the two coils. The measuring bolt thus functions like a variable voltage
distributor. The change in voltage at the coils results in the sinusoidal measurement signal to be
evaluated.
Fig. 3-1: Half-brige transducer
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