General dangers of failing to follow the safety instructions The B12 acceleration transducer corresponds to the state of the art and is fail-safe. The transducers can give rise to residual dangers if they are inappropriately installed and operated by untrained personnel.
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Refers to the fact that important information is being given about the product or its use. Symbol: Meaning: CE mark The CE mark signals a guarantee by the manufacturer that his product meets the requirements of the relevant EC directives (see Declaration of conformity at the end of this document). HBM 17.2.2000...
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Protect the transducer from damp and weather influences such as rain, snow, etc. Maintenance The B12 acceleration transducer is maintenance free. Accident prevention Although the specified nominal force in the destructive range is several times the full scale value, the relevant accident prevention regulations from the trade associations must be taken into consideration.
Scope of supply 1 Acceleration transducer B12 1 Mounting instruction Application The Type B 12 range of acceleration transducers can be used for measuring vibration and shock accelerations as well as constant acceleration. They are both small and light which makes them ideal for mounting on small test sub- jects.
At the opposite end to the mounting stud are the four pins of the HS 31 P plug for the electrical connections. The centre of gravity of the mechanism is approximately in the middle of the cylindrical part of the body and the direction of measurement is along the body axis. Fig. 1 Construction HBM 17.2.2000...
When an HK 31 S connector is used it makes the body splashproof (degree of protection IP 54 to DIN 40050). In order to obtain good results it is advisable to use HBM connecting leads, a choice of which is given in the table below.
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The B 12 transducers can be used with any HBM 5 kHz carrier frequency am- plifier or the MC 2 measuring converter, although the relevant cut–off frequen- cies must be noted.
Fig. 3 Calibration For measurements of the highest accuracy, all B 12 transducers should be ca- librated within the range of the anticipated reading. When measurements are taken over extended periods of time, regular recali- bration is advisable. HBM 17.2.2000...
With inductive acceleration transducers the cable effects depend on the parti- cular type of cable employed. When HBM cables are used there is no detectable effect on the sensitivity un- til they are more than 100 m long. The effect of a long cable can be compensated for by connecting it before the calibration is carried out (see section 4).
The relation between the acceleration to be determined and the relative dis- placement of the mass measured can be derived mathematically from the force equilibrium condition of the oscillatory system (Σ F = 0). HBM 17.2.2000...
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An above–resonance system as used for measuring acceleration has a stiff spring with a low damping constant and low mass. In the system equation, predominates and gives approximately: ω r = – a The relative displacement is proportional to the acceleration. The transfer sensitivity reduces by 1/ω HBM 17.2.2000...
With a damping factor of 0.6 to 0.7 this is the case in the range up to 50% of the characteristic frequency (ω/ω = 1). Varying the damping factor restricts the effective working frequency range. Working frequency range Fig. 5 Amplitude response D for B12: 0,6" 0,1 HBM 17.2.2000...
Fig. 6. The reference temperature of the B 12 transducers is 23 Fig. 6 Temperature sensitivity of damping D for B12: 0,6" 0,1 7.4 Signal delay With any transducer the output signal is delayed slightly from the input accele- ration (Fig. 7).
(phase frequency response). Fig. 8 Phase frequency response D for B12: 0,6" 0,1 7.4.2 Transit time Fig. 9 shows the relation between the normalized transit time for various dam- ping factors and the normalized angular frequency. The curves are derived from the phase frequency response (Fig.
0.6 for the reference temperature (23 C), the transit times in the working frequency range are approximately equal. The acceleration is then accurately reproduced. The transit times for the B12 transducers are given in the table below. Working frequency- range Fig.
Direction of measurement selectively along the body axis, anywhere in the field of gravity Mechanical principle of measurement subcritical mechanical oscillating Types B12/200 B12/500 Characteristic frequency appr. Working frequency range 0...100 0...250 Damping factor D at reference tempera- 0.6 "0,1 ture "200...
Types B12/200 B12/500 2.5 "5% Nominal excitation voltage (r.m.s) Operating range of the excitation volta- 1...6 ge (r.m.s) Carrier frequency Input resistance at reference tempera- ture (between points 2 and 3) ca. 40 Input inductance at reference tempera- ture (between points 2 and 3) ca.
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