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Another important influence on coil impedance is the clearance or lift-off<br />

between the coil and the conductive material surface. At great distances<br />

above the surface, the field of the coil does not reach the surface of the test<br />

piece or induce eddy currents in it. In this case, coil impedance remains<br />

unchanged regardless of any conductivity changes in the material. However,<br />

as the coil approaches the surface in the stepwise fashion illustrated in Figure<br />

3.4, stronger eddy currents are induced in the material, producing the family<br />

of impedance plane curves shown. If A is held constant and conductivity<br />

varies, a circular curve is produced. As “A” approaches zero, the diameter of<br />

the circle increases. Due to the need for a wear surface, geometry, and<br />

finiteness of the coil, “A” cannot be actually zero.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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