Magnetic field sensor with automatic sensitivity adjustment

    公开(公告)号:US07923996B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-12

    申请号:US12037393

    申请日:2008-02-26

    IPC分类号: G01R33/06 G01R33/07 G01R33/09

    摘要: Magnetic field sensors have a magnetic field sensing element and also a feedback circuit to provide a gain-adjustment signal to affect a sensitivity associated with the magnetic field sensing element. In some arrangements, the feedback circuit can include piezoresistors to sense a strain of a substrate over which the magnetic field sensor is disposed. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed strain. In other arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate pulsed magnetic fields proximate to the magnetic field sensing element in order to directly measure the sensitivity of the magnetic field sensing element. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed sensitivity.

    Magnetic Field Sensor with Automatic Sensitivity Adjustment
    4.
    发明申请
    Magnetic Field Sensor with Automatic Sensitivity Adjustment 有权
    具有自动灵敏度调节的磁场传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20110074405A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12959672

    申请日:2010-12-03

    IPC分类号: G01R33/07 G01R33/02

    摘要: Magnetic field sensors have a magnetic field sensing element and also a feedback circuit to provide a gain-adjustment signal to affect a sensitivity associated with the magnetic field sensing element. In some arrangements, the feedback circuit can include piezoresistors to sense a strain of a substrate over which the magnetic field sensor is disposed. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed strain. In other arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate pulsed magnetic fields proximate to the magnetic field sensing element in order to directly measure the sensitivity of the magnetic field sensing element. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed sensitivity.

    摘要翻译: 磁场传感器具有磁场感测元件以及反馈电路,以提供增益调节信号以影响与磁场感测元件相关联的灵敏度。 在一些布置中,反馈电路可以包括压敏电阻器,用于感测设置有磁场传感器的基板的应变。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据感测的应变产生增益调整信号。 在其他布置中,反馈电路可以产生靠近磁场感测元件的脉冲磁场,以便直接测量磁场感测元件的灵敏度。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据所感测的灵敏度产生增益调整信号。

    Magnetic field sensor with automatic sensitivity adjustment
    5.
    发明授权
    Magnetic field sensor with automatic sensitivity adjustment 有权
    磁场传感器具有自动灵敏度调节

    公开(公告)号:US08030918B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US12959672

    申请日:2010-12-03

    IPC分类号: G01R33/06 G01R33/07 G01R33/09

    摘要: Magnetic field sensors have a magnetic field sensing element and also a feedback circuit to provide a gain-adjustment signal to affect a sensitivity associated with the magnetic field sensing element. In some arrangements, the feedback circuit can include piezoresistors to sense a strain of a substrate over which the magnetic field sensor is disposed. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed strain. In other arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate pulsed magnetic fields proximate to the magnetic field sensing element in order to directly measure the sensitivity of the magnetic field sensing element. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed sensitivity.

    摘要翻译: 磁场传感器具有磁场感测元件以及反馈电路,以提供增益调节信号以影响与磁场感测元件相关联的灵敏度。 在一些布置中,反馈电路可以包括压敏电阻器,用于感测设置有磁场传感器的基板的应变。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据感测的应变产生增益调整信号。 在其他布置中,反馈电路可以产生靠近磁场感测元件的脉冲磁场,以便直接测量磁场感测元件的灵敏度。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据所感测的灵敏度产生增益调整信号。

    MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH AUTOMATIC SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT
    6.
    发明申请
    MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH AUTOMATIC SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT 有权
    具有自动灵敏度调整的磁场传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20090212765A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-27

    申请号:US12037393

    申请日:2008-02-26

    IPC分类号: G01R35/00

    摘要: Magnetic field sensors have a magnetic field sensing element and also a feedback circuit to provide a gain-adjustment signal to affect a sensitivity associated with the magnetic field sensing element. In some arrangements, the feedback circuit can include piezoresistors to sense a strain of a substrate over which the magnetic field sensor is disposed. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed strain. In other arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate pulsed magnetic fields proximate to the magnetic field sensing element in order to directly measure the sensitivity of the magnetic field sensing element. With these arrangements, the feedback circuit can generate the gain-adjustment signal in accordance with the sensed sensitivity.

    摘要翻译: 磁场传感器具有磁场感测元件以及反馈电路,以提供增益调节信号以影响与磁场感测元件相关联的灵敏度。 在一些布置中,反馈电路可以包括压敏电阻器,用于感测设置有磁场传感器的基板的应变。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据感测的应变产生增益调整信号。 在其他布置中,反馈电路可以产生靠近磁场感测元件的脉冲磁场,以便直接测量磁场感测元件的灵敏度。 利用这些布置,反馈电路可以根据所感测的灵敏度产生增益调整信号。

    Angle sensor with misalignment detection and correction
    10.
    发明授权
    Angle sensor with misalignment detection and correction 有权
    角度传感器具有不对准检测和校正功能

    公开(公告)号:US09007054B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US13439082

    申请日:2012-04-04

    摘要: An angle sensor to provide sensor-to-magnet misalignment detection and correction capability in rotation angle measurement applications is presented. The angle sensor has magnetic field sensing elements to sense magnetic field associated with a rotating magnet. The angle sensor includes circuitry to generate signals based on the sensing by the sensing elements. The signals provide information that can be combined according to an error function to provide misalignment detection. The angle sensor can be used with or can be incorporated in an angle measurement device that employs a processing unit to produce a rotation angle value. In one embodiment, the processing unit is configured to implement the error function and correct the angle value for detected misalignment. In another embodiment, the error function is performed by a programming device and detected misalignment is corrected through mechanical adjustment of sensor-to-magnet position.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种角度传感器,用于在旋转角度测量应用中提供传感器到磁体的未对准检测和校正能力。 角度传感器具有用于感测与旋转磁体相关联的磁场的磁场感测元件。 角度传感器包括基于感测元件的感测产生信号的电路。 信号提供可以根据误差函数组合以提供不对准检测的信息。 该角度传感器可以与采用加工单元产生旋转角度值的角度测量装置结合使用或者可以并入其中。 在一个实施例中,处理单元被配置为实现误差函数并校正检测到的未对准的角度值。 在另一个实施例中,误差函数由编程装置执行,并且通过传感器到磁体位置的机械调节来校正检测到的未对准。