JP3843343B2 - 非破壊検査用渦電流センサ - Google Patents
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(1)分解能を上げるために、検出コイルの巻き数、コイル径、長さなどを小さくしようとしても物理的限界がある、
(2)コイルの感度はコイルの断面積及び巻き数に比例するため、分解能を上げるためにコイルの巻き数やコイル径、長さを小さくすると感度が低下してしまう、
(3)感度が低下すると、信号対ノイズ(SN)比が低下するため、信号自体の信頼性が低下してしまう。
11、71 励磁コイル
12、13、34、35、72、73、93〜100 電極端子
14〜18、74 薄膜チップ
11a、11b、71a、71b 電流線路
20 コイル導体層
21 絶縁層
30、80 チップ基板
31、81〜84 GMR素子
32、33、85〜92 リード導体
40、40´ フリー層
41、41´ スペーサ層
42、42´ ピンド層
43、43´ ピンニング層
50 配線路
51 励磁電流
52、52´ 渦電流
53 磁界
54 断線
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- 検査時に互いに逆方向の励磁電流が流れる互いに平行な1対の電流線路を少なくとも有しており、非破壊検査すべき被検査体に印加される交流磁界を前記励磁電流によって発生する、平坦形状を有するミアンダ形の励磁コイルと、
前記1対の電流線路間の中心軸線上であって、前記励磁コイルの前記被検査体とは反対側の位置に設けられており、前記励磁コイルの平坦面と平行に積層されていて磁化固定層及び磁化自由層を含む多層膜を備えており、前記交流磁界により発生した渦電流によって前記被検査体から新たに生じる磁界を検出するための少なくとも1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子とを備えており、
前記磁化固定層の磁化方向が、前記1対の電流線路と平行に設定されており、外部磁界が存在しない際の前記磁化自由層の磁化方向が、積層面内方向であって前記1対の電流線路と垂直に設定されていることを特徴とする非破壊検査用渦電流センサ。 - 前記少なくとも1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子が、前記1対の電流線路間の中心軸線上に配置された単一のスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のセンサ。
- 前記少なくとも1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子が、前記1対の電流線路間の中心軸線上に配列された複数のスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のセンサ。
- 前記非破壊検査用渦電流センサが、少なくとも1つの薄膜チップを備えており、前記少なくとも1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子が1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子であって、該少なくとも1つの薄膜チップが、チップ基板と、該チップ基板上に形成された該1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子と、該1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子の両端部に接続された1対の電極端子とを備えており、前記励磁コイル上に固着されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のセンサ。
- 前記非破壊検査用渦電流センサが、少なくとも1つの薄膜チップを備えており、前記少なくとも1つのスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子が複数のスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子であって、該少なくとも1つの薄膜チップが、チップ基板と、該チップ基板上に形成された該複数のスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子と、該複数のスピンバルブ磁気抵抗効果素子の両端部にそれぞれ接続された複数対の電極端子とを備えており、前記励磁コイル上に固着されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のセンサ。
- 前記少なくとも1つの薄膜チップが、前記1対の電流線路間の中心軸線上に配置され前記励磁コイル上に固着されている単一の薄膜チップであることを特徴とする請求項4又は5に記載のセンサ。
- 前記少なくとも1つの薄膜チップが、前記1対の電流線路間の中心軸線上に配列され前記励磁コイル上に固着されている複数の薄膜チップであることを特徴とする請求項4又は5に記載のセンサ。
- 前記励磁コイルが、基板上に形成されたコイル導体層と該コイル導体層を覆う絶縁層とを備えてなることを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載のセンサ。
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