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Mutual Inductance Principle based Displacement

Transducer :-

Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)

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To connect : Working of a Transformer

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Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)

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No need to remember
this equation and
its components !!!

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Circuit diagram of the LVDT sensor

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Advantages Disadvantages
 Simple design concept
 Wide range : 1 to 25 cm Stray magnetic field effects
 Infinite resolution
 Rugged Poor frequency response
 Very low hysteresis

 Both Magnitude & Direction of displacement are measured


 Linear output
 Complete isolation between Eex & Eo
 High sensitivity : 2mV/V/micrometer
 Low Zout
 Frequency of Eex :20Hz to 20 kHz

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