DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRAPRADESH
Name : A.Vinay kumar
Branch : AEIE
Designation : H.O.D
Institute : QQGPT. Hyd
Subject : Process Instrumentation – II
Year/Sem : IVth
Code No : AEI-405
Major Topic : Pressure measurement
Duration : 50 Mins.
Sub Topic : Variable reluctance Pressure Transducer
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations, diagrams

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 Objectives

Upon the completion of this topic you will be able

to know about

Variable reluctance sensor

• Description
• Principle
• Operation

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 Recap

In last class we have learnt about the

• Strain gauge type pressure transducer

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 Diagram

Reluctant type pressure transducer

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 Diagram

Arial
Diaphragm

Coil-L1 coil-L2

E-core

P1 P2
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 Operation

• Reluctance of magnetic path is changed to proportional

to the pressure
• Elastic ferromagnetic diaphragm ‘D’ acts as an
armature
• It is mounted symmetrical between two faces of two
circular ferromagnetic core
• Each will have pressure port in each section

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 Operation…

• Two inductance coils are wound in the central section of

each core
• Pressure difference between two sections causes
diaphragm to deflect
• It results in change in the air gap between the core faces
and the diaphragm

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 Operation…

• It causes inductance change in the coil

• These coils are connected in adjacent arms of the A.C

bridge

• Output voltage is proportional to the pressure difference

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 Equation

+ ∆L − ∆d
  d ∆d   1 ∆d 
2

− =+ 1 +  + + +  + ...
L d   d µ 0 d   d µ 0 d  
+ ∆L
− = fractionalchangeininductance
L
Δd
= Fractionalchangeinairgap
d

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 Equation…

Where
d= initial air gap
L= effective length of the magnetic flux path in the
ferromagnetic material
μ = initial permeability

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 Advantages

• Improved dynamic response

• High sensitivity
• Ruggedness
• Insensitive to vibrations
• Suitable for low pressure applications

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 Summary
In this class we have learnt about

Variable reluctance type Pressure transducer

• Operation

• Advantages

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 Summary

We have discussed about

Variable reluctance type pressure transducer

• Operation
• Advantages
• Limitations

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 Quiz

1. Variable reluctance pressure transducer is

suitable for

a. Differential pressure measurement

b. High pressure measurement
c. Medium pressure measurement
d. None

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 Frequently asked questions

1. Explain the operation of reluctance type pressure

transducer.

2. List the advantages and disadvantages of reluctance

pressure transducer

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