magnetic sensors asi caracterizare generala
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Precise Vectorial
Magnetic Sensors
Pavel Ripka
Czech Technical University, Prague
NATO ASI “Smart Sensors and MEMS”Povoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2003
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Magnetic Sensors: Overview
• Basics– types, specifications, principles
• Recent trends– miniaturization, high working temperature
• news in AMR and GMR magnetoresistors
• Contactless current sensors
• Applications
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Magnetic sensors: basic types
• Magnetic field sensors– semiconductor– ferromagnetic– other (optical, resonant, SQUID…)
• Magnetic sensors of non-magnetic variables– position, force, torque, strain– temperature
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Magnetic field sensors
ScalarMeasure the size of B
(“total field B”)
only resonant sensors
VectorMeasure the projection
of B into the sensitive axis• single-axis• tri-axial
most
magnetic sensors
222zyx BBBB
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Tri-axial sensors
Wrong waycalculate it from rms values
Many instruments use this
formula, assuming that the field
does not change direction
Right waycalculate it from
instantaneous values
How to get total field B (field magnitude)
222zyx tBtBtBtB
222rmszrmsyrmsxrms BBBB
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Tri-axial sensors: compass
X (forward)
Bx
Bz
By
Earth’s Field vector B
Z (down)
Y(right)
Horizontal component
= Azimuth or Heading
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Magnetic field sensors: DC and AC
AC
Measure only changing field:
induction coils
Vi .. Induced voltage
.. Magnetic flux
A .. Coil area
N .. Number of turns
DC
Measure DC and AC fields
most
magnetic sensors NAB
dt
d
dt
dVi
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Basic sensor specifications
• FS range, linearity, hysteresis• TC (“tempco”) of sensitivity• Offset, offset tempco and long-term stability• Perming (= null change after magnetic shock)
• Crossfield sensitivity• Noise
– PSD , rms or p-p value
• Resistance against environment– temperature, humidity, vibrations
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Types of magnetic field sensors
• Semiconductor sensors (Hall, …)• Permalloy magnetoresistors (AMR, GMR, …)• Resonant magnetometers (Proton, Cesium, ...) • SQUIDs (LTS + HTS)• Induction coils, rotating coils• Optical (Fibre optic, ... )• Fluxgate • Other principles (GMI, magnetoelastic, …)
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Magnetic position sensors
Analog outputLinear
– Inductive (AC)
LVDT, LCD,Inductosyn– with perm. Magnet (DC)
Angular– DC: Hall, MR– AC:
Encoders
Two-state output(active or switch):
• Induction (speed)• Inductive• Pulse wire (Wiegand)• DC (Hall or MR)
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Position sensors with permanent magnet
Linear (NVE)
Rotational (Sentron)
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Magnetic field magnitudes
100 T Pulse field
10 T Superconducting magnet
2 T Electromagnet
0.5 T Surface of strong perm. magnet (NdFeB)
0.1 T Surface of cheap magnet (ferrite)
10 mT Power cable
50 T Earth’s field
1 T Vehicle
10 fT Human brain
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Basic rules
Dipole field (from small objects)
B 1/r3
Long iron pipe
B 1/r2
Long straight current conductor
B 1/r
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Semiconductor magnetic sensors
• Hall – integrated– GaAs, Si, (Ge)
– non-plate: vertical, cylindrical
• Semiconductor magnetoresistors
• ExoticExotic(magnetotransistors, magnetodiodes,(magnetotransistors, magnetodiodes,
rotating current domain, ...)rotating current domain, ...)
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Hall sensors: basics
BIt
RV H
H
I t
B
VH
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Linear Hall sensor
Asahi Kasei Electronics: InSb Hall element (HW series)
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Hall integrated circuit
Analog electronics:
• Delivers constant current
• Amplifies VH
• Flips contacts
• Performs compensations
• May compare with threshold
Honeywell Hall Sensor Using Four Cross-Connected Hall Elements
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Programmable Hall sensor
Micronas HAL 800:
only 3 terminals
analog <> digital mode
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Vertical Hall sensor
I
V
J
V1
V2
V3
B
B is parallel to the substrate
Advantages:
long-term stability
robustness
Active zone is buried into a mono-crystal, far away from the chip surface.
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Permalloy Flux concentrators
Cylindrical Hall device with integrated magnetic flux concentrators
(Sentron AG)
Used for Hall and MR
Increase sensitivity
Possible problems:
• TC of sensitivity
• perming
• linearity
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Semiconductor Magnetoresistors
Siemens MR:Needle-shaped low-resistanceprecipitates of NiSb in a matrix
of InSb serve as the shorting bars.
Lorenz force deflects the electrons
electron path is longer
resistance is higher
Short and wide strips are sensitive
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Semiconductor MR: disadvantages
• low sensitivity for small fields
• temperature dependent
• no response to field sign
Resistance vs field for an InSb magnetoresistor at 20ºC, 0ºC, 25ºC, 60ºC, 90ºC, and 120ºC (top to
bottom).
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AMR: anisotropic magnetoresistance
• Permalloy thin film strip deposited on a silicon wafer magnetized in x direction
• HY rotates magnetisation M R changes by 2%-3%
HY
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AMR: linearisation
Bad idea:
Shifting the working point
by bias field
Good idea:
Barber-pole Al bars
deflect the current by 450
(Honeywell)
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AMR bridge sensor
Philips KMZ
Full bridge made of meandered resistors with barber-pole strips
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AMR: flipping
Unwanted change of strip
permanent magnetization may
distort the sensor characteristic.
Periodical saturation of
the permalloy strips is the cure
Characteristics of Philips KMZ 10
after positive [+] and negative [-] flip
P.F. is characteristics for periodicalflipping
+-
P.F.
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AMR: flipping
Flipping:
+ decreases offset+ reduces perming+ increases sensitivity
- increases power
consumption Honeywell AMR sensor
with integrated flat flipping coil
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GMR: Giant Magnetoresistance
Spin - dependent scaterring:
Resistance of two thin ferromagnetic layers separated by a thin nonmagnetic conducting layer can be altered by changing the moments of the ferromagnetic layers
from parallel to antiparallel.
B
I
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Common GMR structures
20 m
2 m 10 nm
A)C)
B)
AF Pinning Layer
Magnetic Layer
Non-magnetic Layer
A: Spin valve
B: Sandwich
C: Multilayer
technology developed
for reading heads
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GMR sandwich
Sensitive, but not good for linear sensors
0.7
0.705
0.71
0.715
0.72
0.725
0.73
0.735
0.74
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50applied field (Oe)
vo
ltag
e (
V)
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GMR: spin valve
2600
2650
2700
2750
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30
Applied Field (mTesla)
Res
ista
nce
(
)
8
9
10
11
12
13
-200 -100 0 100 200
Angle (Degrees)
Re
sis
tan
ce
(O
hm
s)
0
Large field response
hard layer may be demagnetized
Angular response
Unpinned soft layer rotates with external field
If saturated, responds only to field direction, not value
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GMR bridge sensor
GMR resistors configured as a Wheatstone bridge sensor (NVE)
• R2, R3 are shielded
• R1, R4: field is concentrated by approx. D1/D2
Still has nonlinear
response
unlike AMR bridge
(NVE) 0
50
100
150
200
250
-2.5 -1.5 -0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5
Applied Field (mTesla)
Vo
ltag
e (m
V)
0
10
20
30
40
50
Ou
tpu
t (m
V/V
)
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Integrated digital GMR sensor
Very sensitive:
target may be – small– weak magnet– far away
Schematic and logic output of NVE digital sensor
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Advantages of magnetoresistors
compared to Hall sensors:
• high sensitivity– for position sensors: magnet may be
cheaper or smaller or airgap higher– for magnetic field sensors: higher accuracy
• no piezo effect
• higher operational temperatures
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Fluxgate sensors
Classical fluxgates:
precise, but expensive (CTU Prague)
Most sensitive room-temperature magnetic sensors
Based on non-linear magnetization characteristics of ferromagnetic core.Measure up to 1 mTwith 100 pT resolution
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Fluxgate principle
• Ferromagnetic core- non-linear B-H
• Excitation and sensing coil
• Core is periodically saturated by Iexc, drops to 1twice each period
• Measured B0 causes 2nd harmonics in Vind
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• In absence of external field, magnetisation is symmetrical
• External measured field causes assymetry – detected in induced voltage
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Basic types of fluxgate
• Double core suppresses first harmonics
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Fluxgate magnetometer
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Micro-fluxgate sensors
(in development)
• flat coils• electrodeposited core or
amorphous strips• electronics on chip
• cheap• resolution still higher than
MR
Shizuoka University
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Contactless current sensors
NVE GMR sensor measures current in close wire
Long straight current conductor
B 1/r
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PCB - integrated current sensor
1 – the current lead
2 – the ferromagnetic yoke
3 – Vertical Hall sensor or MR
Sentron
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Current sensing: Sensor Array
Array of six sensors:
• increased sensitivity
• resistant against external currents and fields
Sentron Hall sensors with field concentrators
measure current flowing through the hole
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Applications: geophysics
Geometrics
cesium magnetometer
for field mapping
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Applications: Biomagnetism
Magnetopneumography
= mapping of the ferromagnetic dust deposited in human lungs
SQUID or fluxgate magnetometer
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Possible medical applications
1. Tracking devices for monitoring the 3-D position and orientation sensing potential applications in
virtual and augmented reality systems orthopaedics and biokinematics. 2. Sensor field for magnetopneumography: mapping the distribution of ferromagnetic particles in the lungs after they are magnetised by strong DC field. 2. Monitoring the position of magnetic markers,
e.g. “magnetic biscuits”
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Applications: Compass
Honeywell 3-axis AMR
magnetometer with digital output
X (forward)
Bx
Bz
By
Hearth
Z (down)
Y(right)
Hnorth
= Azimuth or Heading
ForwardLevel
roll
pitch
Com
pass
RightLevel
x
y
z
Magnetic compass + inclinometers
= backup for GPS
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Applications: Identification of Vehicles
Vehicles can be identified usig magnetic signature
The same technology is used for detection of ferromagnetic bodies
Magnetic field of Skoda carmeasured by 3-axis CTU fluxgateunder the road surface
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Fluxgate object locator
DIMADS
Schiebel Austria,sensors from Czech Technical
University
Applications: Security and Military
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Conclusions
Magnetic sensors are• contactless• robust
– vibrations, temperature, dirt
• cheap• low power
New types include• Hall: integrated, vertical• Ferromagnetic Magnetoresistors: AMR, GMR
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Resources
• www.nve.com (GMR)• www.Sentron.ch (vertical Hall)• www.ssec.honeywell.com/magnetic/ (AMR)
• www. Micronas.com (Hall)• www.Infineon.com (Siemens: Hall, GMR)• www.semiconductors.Philips.com/automotive/sensors_discretes (AMR)
• www.Geometrics.com (resonant magnetometers)• measure.feld.cvut.cz/groups/maglab (fluxgate)• Magnetic sensors and Magnetometers (book)
Artech, 2001,www.artechouse.com