Sensitive bistable magnetic sensors using twisted amorphous magnetostrictive ribbons due to Matteucci effect

摘要

New sensitive magnetic-field sensors are presented using twisted amorphous magnetostrictive ribbons such as Fe80B20 and Fe81−xCrxB17Si2. Sharp voltage pulses are induced between ends of the ribbon of as short as 25 mm or at the terminals of the detecting coil against external fields of as low as 1 Oe and 0.01 Hz–6 kHz. The domain nucleation field at the bistable flux reversal is very constant for 130 °C, 600 h using Fe79Cr2B17Si2, and a possible maximum operating temperature is about 180 °C. Small sized magnetic sensors without any windings for detecting rotational speed, distance, and other mechanical quantities are realized using the twisted ribbons by combining with small magnets. These sensitive and reliable magnetic sensors with digital outputs are suitable for applications in industrial robots and automobiles controlled with microcomputers.