DIFFERENTIAL TOP-READ MAGNETIC SENSOR WITH LOW COST BACK BIAS MAGNET

    公开(公告)号:US20190234767A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US15882437

    申请日:2018-01-29

    Abstract: A sensor module may include a magnet with a magnetization in a first direction, and a sensor chip including a first sensing element and a second sensing element arranged on a plane defined by the sensor chip. The first direction may be substantially parallel to the main surface of the sensor chip. The first sensing element and the second sensing element may be sensitive to an in-plane component of a magnetic field along the first direction or may be sensitive to an in-plane component of the magnetic field perpendicular to the first direction. The first sensing element and the second sensing element may be positioned beyond an edge of the magnet along the first direction such that the first sensing element and the second sensing element protrude past the edge of the magnet along the first direction.

    FRONT BIAS MAGNETIC SPEED SENSOR WITH TRUE-POWER-ON CAPABILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20240272193A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18641810

    申请日:2024-04-22

    CPC classification number: G01P3/487

    Abstract: A magnetic sensor system includes a toothed wheel configured to rotate about a rotation axis that extends in an axial direction, wherein the toothed wheel includes a plurality of teeth and a plurality of notches arranged that define a circumferential perimeter, wherein the toothed wheel further includes an interior cavity arranged within the circumferential perimeter; a front-bias magnet arranged within the interior cavity of the toothed wheel, wherein the front-bias magnet is rotationally fixed and is magnetized with a magnetization direction that extends along a radial axis of the toothed wheel; and a magnetic sensor arranged exterior to the toothed wheel, wherein the magnetic sensor includes a sensor element arranged on the radial axis that coincides with the magnetization direction of the front-bias magnet and the first sensor element is sensitive to a magnetic field of the front-bias magnet that is aligned with the radial axis.

    ABSOLUTE POSITION MEASUREMENT USING SINGLE MAGNET STRIP

    公开(公告)号:US20230243635A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17588540

    申请日:2022-01-31

    CPC classification number: G01B7/003 G01D5/145

    Abstract: An absolute position measurement system includes a multipole magnet including alternating magnetic poles extending along a multipole extension direction, the multipole magnet has a linear changing configuration relative to a linear path and produces a magnetic field having a field strength that undergoes a sinusoidal change along the linear path due to the alternating magnetic poles and a linear change along the linear path according to the linear changing configuration relative to the linear path; and a magnetic sensor configured to move along the linear path. The magnetic sensor includes a first sensor element arrangement configured to generate a first sensor signal, a second sensor element arrangement configured to generate a second sensor signal that is phase shifted with respect to the first sensor signal, and a processing circuit configured to calculate an absolute position of the magnetic sensor based on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal.

    ZERO-GAUSS-MAGNET FOR DIFFERENTIAL, TWIST-INSENSITIVE MAGNETIC SPEED SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20230014424A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17933900

    申请日:2022-09-21

    Inventor: Gernot BINDER

    Abstract: A magnetic sensor module includes an axially polarized back bias magnet having a magnet body that radially extends from an inner sidewall to an outer sidewall and a bore that defines the inner sidewall. The axially polarized back bias magnet generates a radial bias magnetic in-plane field about a magnetization axis of the axially polarized back bias magnet in a sensor plane. The magnetic field has a magnetic flux density of substantially zero along the extension of the magnetization axis and along a perimeter of a zero-field closed loop located in the sensor plane. The magnetic sensor module includes a magnetic sensor including a plurality of sensor elements arranged in the sensor plane at locations where the radial bias magnetic in-plane field has the magnetic flux density of substantially zero, including at least two sensor elements being arranged on the perimeter of the zero-field closed loop.

    SENSOR DEVICES, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND METHODS FOR SENSING ELECTRICAL CURRENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20250116687A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18905524

    申请日:2024-10-03

    Abstract: A sensor device includes an electrically conductive carrier and a magnetic field sensor mounted on the electrically conductive carrier. The magnetic field sensor includes a first pair of first sensing elements configured to provide a first differential signal representative of a magnetic field generated by an electrical current through an electrical conductor and by eddy currents generated in the electrically conductive carrier. The magnetic field sensor further includes a second pair of second sensing elements configured to provide a second differential signal representative of a magnetic field generated by the eddy currents and independent of a magnetic field generated by the electrical current through the electrical conductor. The sensor device further includes a unit configured to provide an output signal based on a difference or a sum including the first differential signal and the second differential signal.

    INDUCTIVE POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM WITH VARYING COIL GEOMETRY, AND CORRESPONDING POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20250093144A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18824408

    申请日:2024-09-04

    Abstract: The present relates to an inductive position determination system including a planar excitation coil and a first and a second planar receiving coil arrangement arranged within the planar excitation coil, and a target that is relative to the first and second planar receiving coil arrangements, wherein the first receiving coil arrangement and the second receiving coil arrangement respectively generate a first and a second output signal dependent on the position of the target, and wherein the lateral width extent of the first and second planar receiving coil arrangements varies in each case along the movement path of the target.

    ADJUSTABLE SENSITIVITY RANGES FOR MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240201230A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18066687

    申请日:2022-12-15

    CPC classification number: G01R15/207 G01R19/25

    Abstract: A current sensor includes a selector switch configured to output a first pair of differential sensor signals and a second pair of differential sensor signals if configured in a first switch state, and output a third pair of differential sensor signals and a fourth pair of differential sensor signals if configured in a second switch state; and a differential circuit coupled to the selector switch. If the selector switch is configured in the first switch state, the differential circuit is configured to generate a first output signal representative of a first difference between the first and the second pairs of differential sensor signals. If the selector switch is configured in the second switch state, the differential circuit is configured to generate a second output signal representative of a second difference between the third and the fourth pairs of differential sensor signals.

    POSITION SENSOR SYSTEM
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240151507A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18493545

    申请日:2023-10-24

    Inventor: Gernot BINDER

    CPC classification number: G01B7/003 G01R17/00

    Abstract: An example of a position sensor system includes a magnet arrangement with at least one north pole and one south pole each. A first sensor is spaced apart from the magnet arrangement, wherein the first sensor includes four magnetoresistive elements interconnected in a first full-bridge circuit and sensitive for a first field direction, wherein the two magnetoresistive elements of a first branch of the first full-bridge circuit are arranged at a distance of more than 0.5 mm apart and wherein the two magnetoresistive elements of a second branch of the second full-bridge circuit are arranged at the distance apart. The magnet arrangement and the sensor can be moved relative to each other in a measuring direction.

    FRONT BIAS MAGNETIC SPEED SENSOR WITH TRUE-POWER-ON CAPABILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20230341435A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17727979

    申请日:2022-04-25

    CPC classification number: G01P3/487

    Abstract: A magnetic sensor system includes a toothed wheel configured to rotate about a rotation axis that extends in an axial direction, wherein the toothed wheel includes a plurality of teeth and a plurality of notches arranged that define a circumferential perimeter, wherein the toothed wheel further includes an interior cavity arranged within the circumferential perimeter; a front-bias magnet arranged within the interior cavity of the toothed wheel, wherein the front-bias magnet is rotationally fixed and is magnetized with a magnetization direction that extends along a radial axis of the toothed wheel; and a magnetic sensor arranged exterior to the toothed wheel, wherein the magnetic sensor includes a sensor element arranged on the radial axis that coincides with the magnetization direction of the front-bias magnet and the first sensor element is sensitive to a magnetic field of the front-bias magnet that is aligned with the radial axis.

Patent Agency Ranking