PNP NPN SENSORS

switches that detect ferromagnetic metals without physical contact.

Inductive sensors are proximity detectors. They detect metals at short distances
(máximum 40 or 50 mm Depending on models). These equipments are applied as
Its use has long been popularized, replacing, in many applications, the mechanical
limit switches. This has been the case due to the obvious advantages of these
sensors over the first:

 Lack of mechanical wear due to friction or shocks

 Absence of noise as there is no contact between the moving element and the
sensor
 Greater electrical and mechanical life (Inductive sensor has electronic output:
there is no "spark"
 Smaller size and easier to fix (the most common formats are cylindrical or
prismatic)

Inductive sensors contain a transistorized oscillator whose current consumption is

affected by the proximity of metals to the coil of the mentioned oscillator. This coil
is housed in the sensor head, and the oscillator circuit is housed in the body
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Inductive sensors contain a transistorized oscillator whose current consumption is

affected by the proximity of metals to the coil of the mentioned oscillator. This coil
is housed in the sensor head, and the oscillator circuit is housed in the body.

SYMBOLIC SYSTEM
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They are Inductive Sensors that incorporate within them the oscillator, the
evaluator circuit and the transistorized output amplifier (NPN Transistor).

The connection is made with three wires (standard colors: Brown, Blue and Black).
The supply voltage is 10 to 30 Vdc. There are Normally Open (N.A.) and Normally
Closed (N.C.) versions.

Its sensors are currently supplied protected against short circuit and polarity
reversal.

The principle scheme of these sensors is described below:

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In the event that a ferrous material approaches, it increases the load on the sensor,
in such a way that the magnetic field is decreased. Its circuit immediately monitors
the oscillator amplitude at the predetermined level, then switches the sensor output.
If the material moves away from the magnetic field, the amplitude of the oscillator
increases. In particular, the circuit switches its output state back to its normal state.

All inductive sensors have their coil wound on their ferrite core and may or may not
be shielded. Unshielded sensors always have a better magnetic field distance than
shielded sensors.