Ammeter
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1. An ammeter comprising:
- an element made of magnetoresistive material in a thin layer located on a first face of a substrate;
first connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones along a first direction (XX'"'"') and enabling the element to be supplied with current;
second connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones located along a second direction (YY'"'"') perpendicular to the first direction (XX'"'"').
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Abstract
This ammeter comprises an element made of magnetoresistive material in a thin layer located on a first face of a substrate; first connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones along a first direction (XX'"'"') and enabling the element to be supplied with current; second connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones located along a second direction (YY'"'"') perpendicular to the first direction (XX'"'"'). This ammeter enables the measurement of the value of the current flowing in a conductor preferably oriented in a direction (ZZ'"'"') parallel to the first direction (XX'"'"').
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1. An ammeter comprising:
an element made of magnetoresistive material in a thin layer located on a first face of a substrate; first connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones along a first direction (XX'"'"') and enabling the element to be supplied with current; second connection means connected to the magnetoresistive element in two zones located along a second direction (YY'"'"') perpendicular to the first direction (XX'"'"'). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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