Torqsense non-contact torque sensor reduces aircraft servicing times
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Torqsense non-contact torque sensor
MEL Aviation in Sudbury, Suffolk, is using a Torqsense non-contact torque sensor within its new fully automatic generator testing station to reduce aircraft servicing times and enable more flying hours.
Generator testing station
Aircraft servicing times are being reduced, enabling more flying hours, thanks to a new fully automatic generator testing station developed by MEL Aviation in Sudbury, Suffolk
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Generator testing station
Aircraft servicing times are being reduced, enabling more flying hours, thanks to a new fully automatic generator testing station developed by MEL Aviation in Sudbury, Suffolk
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GTR station
The GTR station uses a large electric motor to turn the generator, rapidly accelerating and decelerating it up to 10,000rev/mon or more to simulate extreme flight conditions
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Torqsense torque sensor
The Torqsense non-contact torque sensor can be deployed instantly for high-performance acceleration and deceleration tests of aircraft generators
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Torqsense torque sensor
A Torqsense non-contact torque sensor is a key element in the design of a new aircraft generator testing system
The surface acoustic wave-based Torqsense sensor can be deployed instantly for high-performance acceleration and deceleration tests of aircrafts’ generators.
Key features
- Surface acoustic waves are produced by passing an alternating voltage across the terminals of two interleaved comb-shaped arrays, laid onto one end of a piezoelectric substrate.
- A receiving array at the other end of the transducer converts the wave into an electric signal.
- To measure the torque in a rotating shaft, two SAW sensors are bonded to a shaft at 45° to the axis of rotation.
- When the shaft is subjected to torque, a signal is produced that is transmitted to a stationary pick-up via a capacitive couple comprising two discs — one of which rotates with the shaft, the other being static.
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