In this work, an electronic system is presented to measure the force applied by a solenoid. The originality of the work is focused on the use of a magnetoresistive current sensor to provide the isolation barrier needed in the actual industrial plant where the solenoids are working. The design of the electronic system is presented as well as experimental measurements as a result of a calibration process showing a negligible hysteresis with that specific sensor. The magnetoresistive current sensor is used to develop transmission functions rather than playing its usual sensing roles.

Topics
Magnetic ordering, Current converters, Microcontroller, Electromagnetic coils, General procedures and instrumentation, Dynamometers, Dielectric properties, Sensors, Data acquisition, Chemical elements
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