Zhou Han, Pan Zhongming, Zhang Dasha
College of Mechatronics Engineering and Automation, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China.
Sensors (Basel). 2017 May 11;17(5):1103. doi: 10.3390/s17051103.
The giant magneto-impedance (GMI) magnetic sensor based on the amorphous wire has been believed to be tiny dimensions, high sensitivity, quick response, and small power consumption. This kind of sensor is usually working under a bias magnetic field that is called the sensor's operating point. However, the changes in direction and intensity of the external magnetic field, or the changes in sensing direction and position of the sensor, will lead to fluctuations in operating point when the sensor is working without any magnetic shield. In this work, a GMI sensor based on the operating point self-regulator is designed to overcome the problem. The regulator is based on the compensated feedback control that can maintain the operating point of a GMI sensor in a uniform position. With the regulator, the GMI sensor exhibits a stable sensitivity regardless of the external magnetic field. In comparison with the former work, the developed operating point regulator can improve the accuracy and stability of the operating point and therefore decrease the noise and disturbances that are introduced into the GMI sensor by the previous self-regulation system.
基于非晶丝的巨磁阻抗(GMI)磁传感器被认为具有尺寸小、灵敏度高、响应快和功耗低的特点。这种传感器通常在一个被称为传感器工作点的偏置磁场下工作。然而,当传感器在没有任何磁屏蔽的情况下工作时,外部磁场方向和强度的变化,或者传感器传感方向和位置的变化,都会导致工作点的波动。在这项工作中,设计了一种基于工作点自调节器的GMI传感器来克服这个问题。该调节器基于补偿反馈控制,能够将GMI传感器的工作点维持在一个均匀的位置。有了这个调节器,GMI传感器无论外部磁场如何都能表现出稳定的灵敏度。与之前的工作相比,所开发的工作点调节器可以提高工作点的精度和稳定性,从而减少先前自调节系统引入到GMI传感器中的噪声和干扰。