• DocumentCode
    794079
  • Title

    Eddy current testing probe composed of planar coils

  • Author

    Yamada, S. ; Katou, M. ; Iwahara, M. ; Dawson, F.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Kanazawa Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3185
  • Lastpage
    3187
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a new eddy-current probe composed of a micro-planar mesh coil and meander coil. The probe can be used to detect the existence and the size of cracks in metallic structures. Experimental results for the sensed output voltage of this device are presented. The output signal is shown to have a discrete nature. Also, the results show that the signal strength is weak and that an offset voltage exists. Improved probe characteristics are obtained by connecting two mesh coils in series, stacking the coils on top of each other and orienting the two coils 180° apart
  • Keywords
    coils; crack detection; eddy current testing; probes; cracks; eddy current testing probe; meander coil; metallic structures; micro-planar mesh coil; planar coils; Coils; Eddy current testing; Eddy currents; Electrical capacitance tomography; Impedance; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic flux; Magnetic noise; Probes; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.490322
  • Filename
    490322