Title :
Magnetic field sensor for measurements of transients
Author :
Stuchly, M.A. ; Gibbons, D. ; Thansandote, A. ; LePocher, H.
Author_Institution :
Bur. of Radiat. & Med. Devices, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The basic principles, design, and testing of a magnetic field sensor based on an electrically small loop are reported. A sensor comprising a single-turn loop, current transformer, and broadband amplifier was modeled using the SPICE simulation program. A sensor was designed to operate from approximately 5 kHz to 100 MHz. It consists of a square loop with a total length of 24 cm and a wire diameter of 1.3 mm. The ferrite transformer has mu =850, n=25. The computer simulation and test results are presented and are in good agreement.<>
Keywords :
digital simulation; electric sensing devices; electrical engineering computing; magnetic field measurement; transients; 1.3 mm; 24 cm; 5 kHz to 100 MHz; SPICE simulation program; broadband amplifier; computer simulation; current transformer; electrically small loop; ferrite transformer; magnetic field sensor; measurements of transients; single-turn loop; square loop; Broadband amplifiers; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Current transformers; Ferrites; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; SPICE; Testing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1990. CPEM '90 Digest., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1990.109983