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http://dx.doi.org/10.7779/JKSNT.2016.36.6.490

Numerical Modeling of the Hall Sensor Signal Used in Pulsed Eddy Current Testing and Comparison of Its Characteristics with a Coil Sensor Signal  

Shin, Young Kil (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Kunsan National University)
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Abstract
Pulsed eddy current (PEC) testing signals have typically been obtained from the electromotive force induced in a sensor coil. However, an increasing number of studies have elected to incorporate the Hall plate as a sensor. Thus, accurate numerical modeling of the Hall sensor signal is necessary. In this study, a PEC probe is designed and a numerical modeling program is written so that Hall sensor signals and coil sensor signals can be calculated simultaneously. First, a step current is used as the input current. The predicted Hall sensor signals show similar characteristics to those of the experimental signals reported by other researchers. The characteristics of the two types of signals are then analyzed and compared as the thickness of test object changes. The results show that the Hall sensor signal provides less information for evaluating the thickness of the test object than the coil sensor signal. The response signals from a pulsed input current are also calculated, and it is confirmed that an equivalent reversed signal pattern appeared after the pulse width at both signals.
Keywords
Pulsed Eddy Current Testing; Hall Sensor Signal; Coil Sensor Signal; Thickness Evaluation;
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