A novel low-power fluxgate sensor using a macroscale optimisation technique for space physics instrumentation

G. Dekoulis; F. Honary

doi:10.1117/12.721584

15 May 2007 A novel low-power fluxgate sensor using a macroscale optimisation technique for space physics instrumentation

G. Dekoulis, F. Honary

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Proceedings Volume 6589, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS III; 65890G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721584
Event: Microtechnologies for the New Millennium, 2007, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Abstract

This paper describes the design of a novel low-power single-axis fluxgate sensor. Several soft magnetic alloy materials have been considered and the choice was based on the balance between maximum permeability and minimum saturation flux density values. The sensor has been modelled using the Finite Integration Theory (FIT) method. The sensor was imposed to a custom macroscale optimisation technique that significantly reduced the power consumption by a factor of 16. The results of the sensor's optimisation technique will be used, subsequently, in the development of a cutting-edge ground based magnetometer for the study of the complex solar wind-magnetospheric-ionospheric system.

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G. Dekoulis and F. Honary "A novel low-power fluxgate sensor using a macroscale optimisation technique for space physics instrumentation", Proc. SPIE 6589, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS III, 65890G (15 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721584

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