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Electromagnetic Testing Chapter 3- Electromagnetic Testing

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Since a 1 gauss (G) field produces a Hall voltage of about 30mV, signal<br />

conditioning<br />

is generally required. An external or internal regulator is needed to keep input<br />

current constant and a low-noise, high-impedance, moderate-gain<br />

amplifier is needed to amplify the Hall voltage to a practical level. Differential<br />

amplifiers are typically integrated with Hall generators using standard bipolar<br />

transistor technology. Figure 3.21 is a schematic representation of a linear<br />

output Hall effect transducer (LOHET). Figure 3.22 shows the output<br />

characteristic of the device. Both positive and negative magnetic fields can be<br />

sensed or measured by the Hall effect transducer. The null voltage point of<br />

the output curve (point where the magnetic field is zero) is positively biased<br />

so that only one power supply voltage is needed. The upper and lower<br />

saturation levels on the curve are caused by amplifier saturation as the Hall<br />

output voltage approaches the power supply voltage value. Increasing flux<br />

levels drive the amplifier to saturation.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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