Abstract:
In measuring a stress of a soft magnetic metal wire, an A.C. magnetic field exceeding a coercive force of the metal wire is applied to the soft magnetic metal wire with a tensile load applied thereto, using an exciting coil, thereby inducing an A.C. electromotive force through a detecting coil. An effective value of one or more higher harmonic wave components including a stress information of the soft magnetic metal wire in the waveform of the A.C. electromotive force is determined as a measurement amount. By taking higher harmonic wave components as an amount in this manner, the stress of the soft magnetic metal wire 4 can be measured correctly.
Abstract:
A puck for a three-dimensional magnetoelastic force transducer, with a cylindrically-shaped body having a circular cross-section, a semi-spherically-shaped first end surface and a second end surface having an annular flange with an outer diameter corresponding to the diameter of the circular cross section of the body; the body comprising a substantially solid magnetoelastic material with a center axis extending between the middle of the first and second bottom surfaces; the body having at least three force-measuring zones equidistantly spaced from the center axis and symmetrically distributed within the body; each of the at least three force-measuring zones having respective holes for receiving excitation and measuring windings; and force transmission paths extending between the intersection of the center axis and the first end surface, the intersection forming a point of application of force to the force transducer, and each of the at least three force-measuring zones to the annular flange.
Abstract:
A magnetoelastic force-measuring device is proposed which has an annular thrust body possessing magnetostrictive properties and bearing a ring coil. To enhance the measuring sensitivity in conjunction with simultaneous good thermal error compensation, a sleeved tension body, likewise possessing magnetostrictive properties and bearing a ring coil, is arranged coaxially in the annular thrust body to fit in such a way that, given the introduction of a force, the one body is subjected to thrust and the other to tension. In this connection, the magnetostrictive properties are formed by a soft magnetic measuring film--preferably of amorphous metal--which applied in each case to the body, and the two ring coils are connected up to make an inductive half-bridge.
Abstract:
A magnetoelastic force transducer comprising two identical, cylindrical bodies defining a hollow magnetic core and held together by means of a force-transmitting stud bolt has its measuring and excitation windings located in the core. The interior of the core is constructed such that a thin cylindrical tubular wall is formed opposite to a respective measuring winding in each one of the bodies, whereby when the core is force-loaded via the stud bolt a compressive stress arises in one of these tubular walls and a tensile stress arises in the other. To eliminate a possible measurement signal at zero applied force a magnetically asymmetric center pole in the form of a punched disk of a soft-magnetic material and having the same diameter as the core and having a foil of a similar material secured on one side is located between the bodies. The hickness of the foil determines the magnitude of the signal adjustment.
Abstract:
A stress detector including an AC power source for generating an AC symmetrical wave form voltage, an exciting coil driven by the AC power source for alternatingly magnetizing at least a portion of a ferromagnetic material to be measured in a predetermined direction, a detecting coil for detecting a magnetic flux generated due to the alternating magnetization, and an adder circuit for taking out a part of a voltage applied to the exciting coil, setting an amplitude and a phase of a wave form of the taken-out part of the voltage to preset values, adding the voltage thus obtained to a voltage induced in the detecting coil. The detector gives an output signal representative of a value of stress applied to the material to be measured as a variation either in amplitude or phase depending on the preset phase.
Abstract:
A force measuring magnetoelastic transducer includes a core of magnetostrictive material with apertures, in which excitation and measuring windings are arranged, and between which a measuring zone is formed, in which the dominating part of the magnetomotive force is consumed and in which the stress therefore determines the output signal of the transducer. The core further includes apertures for controlling the force flux, which are so arranged that some measuring zone portions are substantially subjected to compressive stress and other measuring zone portions are substantially subjected to tensile stress when a force is acting on the transducer. Means are provided for exciting the transducer with an alternating current of such magnitude that the signals generated by said compressive and tensile stresses, within a predetermined range of load, show deviations from linearity with negative sign for compressive stress and positive sign for tensile stress. The output signals are summed in such proportions that the deviations from linearity of the signals compensate each other.
Abstract:
In measuring mechanical stresses in an object of hardened and tempered steel with a magnetic transducer of the type which comprises a magnetizing circuit for generating a magnetic field in the object and a measuring circuit for sensing the changes in the magnetic field which occur in the object when it is subjected to mechanical forces, in order to reduce the creep of the measuring signal which occurs in the case of continuous feeding, the magnetizing circuit is energize with energy in the form of AC pulses of a pulse length between 20 and 120 milliseconds.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for measuring stresses in a ferromagnetic material are disclosed. A magnetic means is employed to establish magnetic flux flow paths in a ferromagnetic material in two directions at right angles to one another. Additional means is provided for determining the resultant flux flow developed by said paths whereby the magnitude of a stress applied to the material in one of said two directions is ascertained.
Abstract:
Herein disclosed is a method for manufacturing a mechanical stress detecting device using a block of laminated magnetic plates and a pair of non-magnetic side plates between which the block of the laminated magnetic plates is tightly interposed. The block of the magnetic plates and the side plates attached thereto have formed therein four apertures extending from one of the side plates to the other and symmetrically spaced apart from each other at an angle of about 90*, the apertures being located in a manner to have the phantom lines joining diametrically opposed pairs of the apertures are angled at about 45* to the direction in which a mechanical stress is applied to the block of the laminated magnetic plates. The detecting device is produced by heating the block of the laminated magnetic plates tightened by the side plates to the Curie point with a magnetizing coil passed through one pair of apertures in the block and cooling the block of the laminated plates through a predetermined range of temperature with the magnetizing coil kept energized, whereby a magnetic core having a monoaxial magneto-anisotropy is obtained. The magnetizing coil is then removed and a detecting coil is passed through another pair of apertures in the block.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a transducer system for detecting and measuring mechanical stress applied on the transducer composed of at least one magnetic core of laminated silicon steel sheet construction, a plurality of coils wound on the magnetic core, a constant voltage a.c. source connected to these coils, pick-up means for picking up any variation caused in the current flowing through the coils due to the application of a load or stress on the magnetic core, a rectifying means for rectifying the thus pickedup variation in the current, a compensating means for compensating the zero point of the response characteristic of the transducer, a prestress applying means for improving the linearity of the response curve of the characteristics, whereby the magnitude of the load applied on the magnetic core is determined from the reading on a voltmeter or ammeter also included in the transducer system.