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Capacitive Proximity Sensor Guide

Capacitive proximity sensors are contactless sensors that can detect metallic and non-metallic objects like liquids, powders, and granules. They operate by detecting changes in capacitance between an internal plate connected to an oscillator and an external sensing plate. When an object approaches the sensing area, it causes the capacitance between the plates to increase, resulting in a gain in the oscillator's amplitude that triggers the sensor's output switch.

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Capacitive Proximity Sensor Guide

Capacitive proximity sensors are contactless sensors that can detect metallic and non-metallic objects like liquids, powders, and granules. They operate by detecting changes in capacitance between an internal plate connected to an oscillator and an external sensing plate. When an object approaches the sensing area, it causes the capacitance between the plates to increase, resulting in a gain in the oscillator's amplitude that triggers the sensor's output switch.

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Capacitive proximity sensor

Capacitive proximity sensor

Capacitive proximity sensors are contactless sensors that detect both


metallic and non-metallic objects, including liquid, powders, and granular.
It operates by detecting a change in capacitance. Similar, to inductive
sensors, it consists of an oscillator, Schmitt trigger and output switching
circuit. The only difference is it comprises of 2 charging plates (1 internal,
1 external) for capacitation:
• Internal plate connected to the oscillator
• External plate (sensor electrodes) used as the sensing surface

Capacitive proximity sensors working:


• Capacitive proximity sensor produces an electrostatic field.
• When an object (conductive/non-conductive) approaches the sensing
area, the capacitance of both plates increases, resulting in oscillator
amplitude gain.
• The resulted amplitude gain triggers sensor output switch.

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