Spin-valve current sensor for industrial applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-136

  Pelegri J ^a   Ejea, J B ^b   Ramirez D ^b   Freitas, P P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INESC   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conductance control; Current sensing; GMR; Hall sensor; Magnetic field measurement; Spin valve sensor; Three phase rectifier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; HALL EFFECT DEVICES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION;

CONDUCTANCE CONTROL; CURRENT SENSOR; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT; HALL SENSOR; SPIN VALVE SENSOR;

SENSORS;

EID: 0038575792     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(03)00091-8     Document Type: Article

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