Eddy current sensor with concentric segments
First Claim
1. A test circuit comprising:
- a meandering primary winding having concentric substantially closed winding segments for imposing a spatially periodic magnetic field in the radial direction of at least two spatial wavelengths in a test substrate; and
a sensing element for sensing the response of the test substrate to the imposed magnetic field, the sensing element positioned between concentric circular segments of a half wavelength of the primary winding and located every other half wavelength of the primary winding, and with extended portions of the sensing element concentric with the concentric circular segments of the primary winding.
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Abstract
Reference standards or articles having prescribed levels of damage are fabricated by monitoring an electrical property of the article material, mechanically loading the article, and removing the load when a change in electrical properties indicates a prescribed level of damage. The electrical property is measured with an electromagnetic sensor, such as a flexible eddy current sensor, attached to a material surface, which may be between layers of the article material. The damage may be in the form of a fatigue crack or a change in the mechanical stress underneath the sensor. The shape of the article material may be adjusted to concentrate the stress so that the damage initiates under the sensor. Examples adjustments to the article shape include the use of dogbone geometries with thin center sections, reinforcement ribs on the edges of the article, and radius cut-outs in the vicinity of the thin section. A test circuit includes sensing elements between concentric circular segments of the primary winding and located every other half wavelength of the primary winding.
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1. A test circuit comprising:
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a meandering primary winding having concentric substantially closed winding segments for imposing a spatially periodic magnetic field in the radial direction of at least two spatial wavelengths in a test substrate; and a sensing element for sensing the response of the test substrate to the imposed magnetic field, the sensing element positioned between concentric circular segments of a half wavelength of the primary winding and located every other half wavelength of the primary winding, and with extended portions of the sensing element concentric with the concentric circular segments of the primary winding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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