传感器的基础知识外文翻译.doc

1、Basic knowledge of transducersA transducer is a device which converts the quantity being measured into an optical, mechanical, or-more commonly-electrical signal.The energy-conversion process that takes place is referred to as transduction.Transducers are classified according to the transduction pri

2、nciple involved and the form of the measured. Thus a resistance transducer for measuring displacement is classified as a resistance displacement transducer. Other classification examples are pressure bellows, force diaphragm, pressure flapper-nozzle, and so on.1、Transducer ElementsAlthough there are

3、 exception ,most transducers consist of a sensing element and a conversion or control element. For example, diaphragms,bellows,strain tubes and rings, bourdon tubes, and cantilevers are sensing elements which respond to changes in pressure or force and convert these physical quantities into a displa

4、cement. This displacement may then be used to change an electrical parameter such as voltage, resistance, capacitance, or inductance. Such combination of mechanical and electrical elements form electromechanical transducing devices or transducers. Similar combination can be made for other energy inp

5、ut such as thermal. Photo, magnetic and chemical,giving thermoelectric, photoelectric,electromaanetic, and electrochemical transducers respectively.2、Transducer SensitivityThe relationship between the measured and the transducer output signal is usually obtained by calibration tests and is referred

6、to as the transducer sensitivity K1= output-signal increment / measured increment . In practice, the transducer sensitivity is usually known, and, by measuring the output signal, the input quantity is determined from input= output-signal increment / K1. 3、Characteristics of an Ideal TransducerThe hi

7、gh transducer should exhibit the following characteristicsa) high fidelity-the transducer output waveform shape be a faithful reproduction of the measured; there should be minimum distortion.b) There should be minimum interference with the quantity being measured; the presence of the transducer shou

8、ld not alter the measured in any way.c) Size. The transducer must be capable of being placed exactly where it is needed.d) There should be a linear relationship between the measured and the transducer signal.e) The transducer should have minimum sensitivity to external effects, pressure transducers,

9、for example,are often subjected to external effects such vibration and temperature.f) The natural frequency of the transducer should be well separated from the frequency and harmonics of the measurand.4、Electrical TransducersElectrical transducers exhibit many of the ideal characteristics. In additi

10、on they offer high sensitivity as well as promoting the possible of remote indication or mesdurement.Electrical transducers can be divided into two distinct groups:a) variable-control-parameter types,which include:i) resistanceii) capacitanceiii) inductanceiv) mutual-inductance typesThese transducer

11、s all rely on external excitation voltage for their operation.b) self-generating types,which includei) electromagneticii) thermoelectriciii) photoemissiveiv) piezo-electric typesThese all themselves produce an output voltage in response to the measurand input and their effects are reversible. For ex

12、ample, a piezo-electric transducer normally produces an output voltage in response to the deformation of a crystalline material; however, if an alternating voltage is applied across the material, the transducer exhibits the reversible effect by deforming or vibrating at the frequency of the alternat

13、ing voltage.5、Resistance TransducersResistance transducers may be divided into two groups, as follows:i) Those which experience a large resistance change, measured by using potential-divider methods. Potentiometers are in this group.ii) Those which experience a small resistance change, measured by b

14、ridge-circuit methods. Examples of this group include strain gauges and resistance thermometers.5.1 PotentiometersA linear wire-wound potentiometer consists of a number of turns resistance wire wound around a non-conducting former, together with a wiping contact which travels over the barwires. The

15、construction principles are shown in figure which indicate that the wiper displacement can be rotary, translational, or a combination of both to give a helical-type motion. The excitation voltage may be either a.c. ord.c. and the output voltage is proportional to the input motion, provided the measu

16、ring device has a resistance which is much greater than the potentiometer resistance.Such potentiometers suffer from the linked problem of resolution and electrical noise. Resolution is defined as the smallest detectable change in input and is dependent on the cross-sectional area of the windings an

17、d the area of the sliding contact. The output voltage is thus a serials of steps as the contact moves from one wire to next.Electrical noise may be generated by variation in contact resistance, by mechanical wear due to contact friction, and by contact vibration transmitted from the sensing element.

18、 In addition, the motion being measured may experience significant mechanical loading by the inertia and friction of the moving parts of the potentiometer. The wear on the contacting surface limits the life of a potentiometer to a finite number of full strokes or rotations usually referred to in the

19、 manufactures specification as the number of cycles of life expectancy, a typical value being 20*1000000 cycles.The output voltage V0 of the unload potentiometer circuit is determined as follows. Let resistance R1= xi/xt *Rt where xi = input displacement, xt= maximum possible displacement, Rt total

20、resistance of the potentiometer. Then output voltage V0= V* R1/(R1+( Rt-R1)=V*R1/Rt=V*xi/xt*Rt/Rt=V*xi/xt. This shows that there is a straight-line relationship between output voltage and input displacement for the unloaded potentiometer.It would seen that high sensitivity could be achieved simply b

21、y increasing the excitation voltage V. however, the maximum value of V is determined by the maximum power dissipation P of the fine wires of the potentiometer winding and is given by V=(PRt)1/2 .5.2 Resistance Strain GaugesResistance strain gauges are transducers which exhibit a change in electrical

22、 resistance in response to mechanical strain. They may be of the bonded or unbonded variety .a) bonded strain gauges Using an adhesive, these gauges are bonded, or cemented, directly on to the surface of the body or structure which is being examined.Examples of bonded gauges arei) fine wire gauges c

23、emented to paper backingii) photo-etched grids of conducting foil on an epoxy-resin backingiii) a single semiconductor filament mounted on an epoxy-resin backing with copper or nickel leads.Resistance gauges can be made up as single elements to measuring strain in one direction only, or a combinatio

24、n of elements such as rosettes will permit simultaneous measurements in more than one direction.b) unbonded strain gaugesA typical unbonded-strain-gauge arrangement shows fine resistance wires stretched around supports in such a way that the deflection of the cantilever spring system changes the ten

25、sion in the wires and thus alters the resistance of wire. Such an arrangement may be found in commercially available force, load, or pressure transducers.5.3 Resistance Temperature TransducersThe materials for these can be divided into two main groups:a) metals such as platinum, copper, tungsten, an

26、d nickel which exhibit and increase in resistance as the temperature rises; they have a positive temperature coefficient of resistance.b) semiconductors, such as thermistors which use oxides of manganese, cobalt, chromium, or nickel. These exhibit large non-linear resistance changes with temperature

27、 variation and normally have a negative temperature coefficient of resistance.a) metal resistance temperature transducersThese depend, for many practical purpose and within a narrow temperature range, upon the relationship R1=R0*1+a*(b1-b2) where a coefficient of resistance in -1,and R0 resistance i

28、n ohms at the reference temperature b0=0 at the reference temperature range .The international practical temperature scale is based on the platinum resistance thermometer, which covers the temperature range -259.35 to 630.5.b) thermistor resistance temperature transducersThermistors are temperature-

29、sensitive resistors which exhibit large non-liner resistance changes with temperature variation. In general, they have a negative temperature coefficient.For small temperature increments the variation in resistance is reasonably linear; but, if large temperature changes are experienced, special line

30、arizing techniques are used in the measuring circuits to produce a linear relationship of resistanceagainst temperature.Thermistors are normally made in the form of semiconductor discs enclosed in glass vitreous enamel. Since they can be made as small as 1mm,quite rapid response times are possible.5

31、.4 Photoconductive Cells The photoconductive cell , uses a light-sensitive semiconductor material. The resistance between the metal electrodes decrease as the intensity of the light striking the semiconductor increases. Common semiconductor materials used for photo-conductive cells are cadmium sulph

32、ide, leadsulphide, and copper-doped germanium.The useful range of frequencies is determined by material used. Cadmium sulphide is mainly suitable for visible light, whereas lead sulphide has its peak response in the infra-red region and is, therefore , most suitable for flame-failure detection and t

33、emperature measurement.5.5 Photoemissive Cells When light strikes the cathode of the photoemissive cell are given sufficient energy to arrive the cathode. The positive anode attracts these electrons, producing a current which flows through resistor R and resulting in an output voltage V.Photoelectri

34、cally generated voltage V=Ip.RlWhere Ip=photoelectric current(A),and photoelectric current Ip=Kt.BWhere Kt=sensitivity (A/im),and B=illumination input (lumen)Although the output voltage does give a good indication of the magnitude of illumination, the cells are more often used for counting or contro

35、l purpose, where the light striking the cathode can be interrupted.6、Capacitive TransducersThe capacitance can thus made to vary by changing either the relative permittivity, the effective area, or the distance separating the plates. The characteristic curves indicate that variations of area and rel

36、ative permittivity give a linear relationship only over a small range of spacings. Thus the sensitivity is high for small values of d.Unlike the potentionmeter, the variable-distance capacitive transducer has an infinite resolution making it most suitable for measuring small increments of displaceme

37、nt or quantities which may be changed to produce a displacement.7、Inductive Transducers The inductance can thus be made to vary by changing the reluctance of the inductive circuit. Measuring techniques used with capacitive and inductive transducers:a) A.C. excited bridges using differential capacito

38、rs inductors.b) A.C. potentiometer circuits for dynamic measurements.c) D.C. circuits to give a voltage proportional to velocity for a capacitor.d) Frequency-modulation methods, where the change of C or L varies the frequency of an oscillation circuit.Important features of capacitive and inductive t

39、ransducers are as follows:i) resolution infiniteii) accuracy+- 0.1% of full scale is quotediii) displacement ranges 25*10-6 m to 10-3miv) rise time less than 50us possibleTypical measurands are displacement, pressure, vibration, sound, and liquid level.8、 Linear Variable-differential Ttransformer9、

40、Piezo-electric Transducers10、Electromagnetic Transducers11、Thermoelectric Transducers12、Photoelectric Cells13、Mechanical Transducers and Sensing Elements传感器的基础知识传感器是一种把被测量转换为光的、机械的或者更平常的电信号的装置。能量转换的过程称之为换能。按照转换原理和测量形式对传感器进行分类。用来测量位移的电阻式传感器被归为电阻式位移传感器。*的分类如压力波纹管、压力膜和压力阀等。1、传感器元件除特例外，大多数的传感器都由敏感元件、转换元

41、件或控制元件组成。如振动膜、波纹管、应力管和应力环、低音管和悬臂都是敏感元件，它们对压力和力作出响应把物理量转变成位移。然后位移可以改变电参数，如电压、电阻、电容或者感应系数。机械式和电子式元件合并形成机电式传感设备或传感器。这样的组合可用来输入能量信号。热的，光的，磁的和化学的相互结合产生的热电式、光电式、电磁式和电化学式传感器。2、传感器灵敏度通过校正测量系统获得的被测物理量和传感器输出信号的关系叫做传感器灵敏度K1，也就是K1=输出信号增量/测量增量。实际中，传感器的灵敏度是已知的，并且通过测量输出信号，输入量由下式决定，输入量=输出信号增量/K1。3、理想传感器的特性a）高保真性：传感

42、器输出波形应该真实可靠地再现被测量，并且失真很小。b）可测量最小的干扰，任何时候传感器的出现不能改变被测量。c）尺寸：传感器必须能正确地放在所需的地方。d）被测量和传感器信号之间应该有一个线性关系。e）传感器对外部影响的灵敏度应该小，例如压力传感器经常受到外部振动和温度的影响。f）传感器的固有频率应该避开被测量的频率和谐波。4、电传感器电传感器具有许多理想特性。它们不仅实现远程测量和显示，还能提供高灵敏度。电传感器可分为两大类。a）变参数型，包括：i） 电阻式；ii） 电容式；iii） 自感应式；iv） 互感应式；这些传感器的工作依靠外部电压。b） 自激型，包括：i） 电磁式；ii） 热电式；

43、iii） 光栅式；iv） 压电式。这些传感器根据测量输入值产生输出电压，而且这一过程是可逆的。比如，在一般情况下，压电式传感器可根据晶体材料的变形产生一个输出电压；但是，如果在材料上施加一个可变电压，传感器可以通过变形或与变电压同频率的振动来体现可逆效应。5、电阻式传感器电阻式传感器可以分为两大类：i）那些表现为大电阻变化的物理量可通过分压方式进行测量，电位器就属于此类。ii）那些表现为小电阻变化的物理量可通过桥电路方式进行测量，这一类包括应变仪和电阻温度计。5.1 电位器 绕线式电位器由许多绕在非导体骨架的电阻丝以及滑行在线圈上的触头组成。结构原理如图，触头能够转动、直线式运动或者两运动合成

44、的螺旋式运动。如果测量设备的电阻比电位器的电阻大，那么电压既可以是交流也可以是直流，且输出电压与输入运动成正比。 这样的电位器存在着分辨率和电子噪声的问题。分辨率是指传感器能检测到的最小的输入增量，分辨率大小取决于线圈与滑动触头围成的面积。因此，输出电压为触头从一端移到另一端时一系列阶跃。 电子噪声可以通过接触电阻的振动、触头摩擦形成的机械磨损以及从敏感元件传出的触头振动产生。另外，测得的运动量可以通过惯性和电位器中移动元件的摩擦获得较大的机械载荷。触头表面的磨损将电位器的寿命限制为多少转。通常指的是生产商在说明书中提及的“寿命转数”，一个典型值为20*1000000转。空载电位器电路的输出电

45、压V0由下式决定：设电阻R1= xi/xt *Rt，其中xi为输入位移，xt为最大可能位移，Rt为电位器的电阻。那么输入电压V0= V* R1/(R1+( Rt-R1)=V*R1/Rt=V*xi/xt*Rt/Rt=V*xi/xt 上式表明，对于空载电位器输出电压和输入位移呈直线关系。 通过提高激励电压V可以获得高的灵敏度。但是，V的最大值由电位器线圈金属丝的功率损耗P决定，即V=(PRt)1/2。5.2 电阻应变仪 电阻应变仪是由机械应变产生电阻变化的传感器。它们可以是耦合的或者非耦合的。a）耦合应变仪 运用黏合剂可将应变仪与被检测的结构或部件的表面粘合或粘牢。耦合应变仪分为：i)粘合在绝缘纸

46、背后的金属细丝仪ii)在环氧树脂上粘贴导电箔片的光栅iii）在环氧树脂上粘贴铜或镍的半导体丝 电阻应变仪可作为单个元件仅在一个方向测量应力，或者几个元件的组合体可在几个方向同时进行测量。b） 非耦合应变仪一典型应变仪表明细电阻丝在悬臂弹簧偏差作用下改变电阻丝张力进而改变电阻丝的阻值。商业上通常在力、负载、压力传感器上运用此方法。5.3 电阻温度传感器 此传感器的材料有以下两大类a)金属（如铂、铜、钨、镍）的阻值会随着温度的升高而增大，即有一个正温度电阻系数。b)半导体，如用锰、钴、铬或镍的氧化物制成的电热调节器，其阻值变化与温度变化存在一个非线性关系，即通常有一个负温度电阻系数。a)金属电阻温

47、度传感器 在窄温度变化范围内，此类传感器取决于以下关系：R1=R01+a(b1-b0)式中，a阻抗系数，R0为b0=0时C的电阻b)电热调节器（半导体）电阻温度传感器 电热调节器为感温电阻器，其阻值变化与温度变化呈非线性关系。通常此类传感器有一负温度系数。对于小的温度增量，阻值的变化大体呈线性，但是如果存在大的温差，测量电路需运用特定线性化技术生成电阻随温度变化的线性关系。 电热调节器通常被制成附有玻璃质釉的半导体圆盘形状。由于电热调节器可以小到1mn，所以响应的时间非常快。5.4 光敏元件 光敏元件采用光敏半导体材料做成。当照射在半导体上的光强度增大，金属电极间的阻抗就会降低。光敏元件常用的半导体材料有硫化镉、硫化铅和铜锗化合物。 频率的有效范围由所用材料决定。硫化镉主要适用于可见光，硫化铅在红外线区有峰值响应，所以最适合于光故障检测以及温度测量。5.5 放射性光元件 当光照射到放射性光元件的阴极时，电子就会获取足够能量到达阴极。阴极就会吸收这些电子产生一个通过电阻R的电流，从而形成一输出电压V。产生的光电压V=I.R式中，I为光发射电流，I=K.