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ASSIGNMENT
Submitted To: Hisham Khalil sb
Submitted By: Habib Ullah Bhatti
Reg No: BSEET01183022
Section: EE-3P
Department: Electrical Engineering
Technology
The University Of
Lahore
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Magnatic field Sensor
How do magnetic sensors work?
Magnetic field sensors either utilize an internal magnet
or directly detect a permanent or electromagnetic field.
The internal magnet sensors detect ferrous steel, and
produce either an analog or digital output.
What is magnetic field sensors are used?
Magnetic sensors are often used for security and military
applications such as detection, discrimination and
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localization of ferromagnetic and conducting objects,
navigation, position tracking and antitheft systems.
Working principle.
Magnetic sensors are devices based on the Hall effect. ...
An overview of magnetic sensors for mechanical
quantities, such as position and force, is also given with
special focus on torque sensors. One section is devoted
to the sensing of electric current based on magnetic
principl
Applications for Magnetic Sensors
Magnetic sensors are used in many industrial
applications for contactless current sensing, linear and
angular position, and rotation sensing. Crocus’ magnetic
sensors are designed to provide superior performance in
all of these applications.
Crocus’ magnetic sensor products are based on its
unique MLU-patented technology. In contrast to Hall
devices that generally have low sensitivity, our magnetic
sensors exhibit a far higher sensitivity, representing
several orders of magnitude, low power consumption,
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high temperature operation, high frequency operation in
the Mhz range, and reliability performance.
Robotics and Factory Automation
The adoption of robotics for factory automation is seeing
high growth. Both linear and angular position sensing
are imperative to carry out complex motor movements
with high precision, repeatability and accuracy. With the
need for faster more efficient production lines, magnetic
sensors are also used for linear and angular sensing,
safety switches, and proximity detection. Crocus sensors
provide contactless measurement with high reliability
and high performance to address the next generation of
factory automation with robotics.
Green Energy
When it comes to alternative energy such as with wind
and solar, magnetic sensors provide contactless current
sensing, angular position sensing and switches. For wind
power, the angular position sensing allows for optimal
wind power generation, while contactless current
sensors provide solutions for power inverters and solar
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combiner boxes. Switches can also assist with safety
applications in high voltage environments.
Magnetic sensors have gained traction in many
consumer applications. These involve solutions based on
current sensing, switching, position sensing and angular
sensing. We design our magnetic sensors to provide
superior performance in all of these applications.
Most of the applications in consumer products involve
switching and current sensing. A number of products that
use switching include cases and covers to protect
smartphones and tablet screens, as well as laptops. With
industry leading low power consumption at about 250
nA!
Magnetic sensors are widely used in a variety of
consumer products such as printers, scanners, cameras,
and flat panels. One of the fastest growing applications
of magnetic sensors is mobile navigation – the electronic
compass is a must have feature in mobile devices such as
smartphones and tablets. Magnetic field sensors are also
commonly found in gaming consoles and in many
products with smart features.
Types of Magnetic Sensors
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1). Low Field Sensors
These sensors are used to detect extremely low values of
the magnetic fields like 1uG (1 Gauss is equal to 10-4 Tesla.
The best examples of this are Nuclear procession, Fiber
optic, and SQUID. The applications of low field sensors
mainly include in nuclear as well as medical fields.
2). Earth Field Sensors
The range of magnetic for this type of sensor ranges from
1uG to 10 G. This sensor uses the magnetic field of the
earth in several applications like the vehicle as well
as navigation detection.
3). Bias Magnet Field Sensors
These sensors are used to sense the enormous magnetic
fields above 10 Gauss. Most of the sensors used in
industries use permanent magnets like a source of the
noticed magnetic field. These magnets will bias otherwise
magnetize the ferromagnetic objects which are close to
the sensor. The sensors which are in this type mainly
include hall devices, GMR sensors, and reed switches.
