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EE 4BD4 Lecture 15
Strain ( force) Gauges, pressure sensors and Load Cells
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The Strain Gauge
• Measures the effects of very small displacements (lengthening or shortening) of a resistive sensor
• Is an isometric device with conductor strain gauges having a maximum resistive change of 1 to 3 %
• Resistive change based on both dimensional changes of conductor and strain placed on the sensor (piezoresistive effect)
• Sensors are small, but glued (bonded) to larger structures to increase range of forces measured
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Basic Theory
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Different Conductive Materials
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Selection of Type
• Metal foil gauges have a linear resistance change with strain but are less sensitive
• Semiconductor gauges based on piezoresistive effect in germanium and silicon and are much more temperature sensitive
• Resistance change is nonlinear for S-C strain gauges and are not as commonly used as metal foil
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Types of Foil Strain Gauges
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Principle of Operation
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Measurement Circuits
• Base resistance for bonded gauges between 30 Ω and 3 kΩ (typically 350 Ω)
• R1 R2 and R3 are balancing resistors (e.g. 350 Ω so bridge balanced at 0 strain and V = 0
• Temperature changes cause change in dimensions of structure and gauge and resistivity of gauge resulting in baseline drift
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• Lead temperauture compensated bridge
• Effects of lead resistance temperature changes
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Using an Extra Gauge for Temperature Compensation
• Circuit to compensate for temperature effects on structure and gauges
• Fully temperature compensated circuit
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Beam with Two Gauges
• Beam example
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• Two stressed gauges
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Load Cells
• Force range based on size of load cell structure and beams
• Typical 30 mV output for full load
• If source voltage too high you get excessive heating of resistors
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