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Lecture Transducers

The document discusses various types of transducers, including inductive (LVDT), capacitive, and piezoelectric sensors. It includes true/false questions, calculations for sensitivity and output voltage, and characteristics of LVDTs and piezoelectric sensors under specific conditions. The content is aimed at understanding the principles and applications of these electronic instrumentation components.

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Lecture Transducers

The document discusses various types of transducers, including inductive (LVDT), capacitive, and piezoelectric sensors. It includes true/false questions, calculations for sensitivity and output voltage, and characteristics of LVDTs and piezoelectric sensors under specific conditions. The content is aimed at understanding the principles and applications of these electronic instrumentation components.

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EC3062D ELECTRONIC

INSTRUMENTATION

Lecture: Transducers –
Inductive, Capacitive, Piezoelectric

Venu Anand
[email protected]
Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT)
Which of the following are true?
a. The most widely used inductive transducer is the Linear Variable Differential transducer.
b. LVDT consists of single primary and two secondary windings in series opposition.
c. Linearity of 0.05 is available in commercial LVDT.
d. LVDT is sensitive to stray magnetic fields.

A. Only a is true
B. b, c, d are true
C. All are true
D. None of the above
A LVDT produces an RMS output voltage of 2.6 V for displacement of 0.4 μm. Calculate the
sensitivity of LVDT.

A. 6.5 V / μm
B. 4.5 V / μm
C. 8.5 V / μm
D. 12.5 V / μm
The LVDT is used in an accelerometer to measure seismic mass displacements. The LVDT and
signal conditioning outputs are 0.31 mV/mm with a ±20 mm core displacement. The spring
constant is 240 N/m and the core mass is 0.05 kg. The natural frequency and maximum
measurable acceleration are respectively,

A. 69.3 rad/s and 96 m/s2


B. 69.3 rad/s and 66 m/s2
C. 15.59 rad/s and 96 m/s2
D. 15.59 rad/s and 31.18 m/s2
The two secondaries of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) showed a magnitude
of 2 V (RMS) for zero displacement position of the core. It is noted that the phase of one of the
secondaries has a deviation of one degree from the expected phase. Other than this deviation,
the LVDT is ideal.
If the differential output sensitivity of the LVDT is 1 mV (RMS)/1 µm, the output for zero
displacement is __________ µm (rounded off to one decimal place).
Capacitive Transducers
Consider the capacitive sensor circuit and its output voltage shown in the figure. The circuit
is switched ON at t = 0. Assuming the opamp to be ideal, the frequency of the output voltage
Vo is __________ kHz (rounded off to two decimal places).
The capacitance Cx of a capacitive type sensor is (1000 x)pF, where x is the input to the sensor.
As shown in the figure, the sensor is excited by a voltage 10sin(100π t)V. The other terminal of
the sensor is tied to the input of a high input impedance amplifier through a shielded cable,
with shield connected to ground. The cable capacitance is 100 pF. The peak of the voltage VA at
the input of the amplifier when x = 0.1 (in volts) is ____.
Piezoelectric Transducers
When the piezoelectric sensor generates a charge 𝑞𝑝, the resulting change in voltage Vx is
−2 V. Then the corresponding change in the voltage Vout is _____V (rounded off to nearest
integer). Note: Assume all components are ideal.
A piezoelectric pressure sensor has a bandpass characteristic with cut-off frequencies of
0.1 Hz and 1 MHz, and a sensitivity of 100 mV/kPa. The sensor is subjected to a static
constant pressure of 100 kPa. Its steady-state output will be

(A) 0 V
(B) 0.1 V
(C) 1 V
(D) 10 V

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