A metal detector is a device that is specially designed to detect metals that are in deep water or ground. When it was invented, it was specifically designed for screening purposes and to locate mines. There is many industries which uses metal detectors such as food processing, textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, packaging and plastic industries. It is important for all foods to be checked for metal debris to avoid food poisoning. Those metal debris can be broken into pieces on the machinery in food processing industry. But today many people are enjoying using a metal detector to hunt for treasure and old coins. Let's take a closer look at how metal detectors work.
They work on the fundamental principle that when electric current pass through a loop it will produce a magnetic field. A basic part of the metal detector is the oscillator which produces the alternating current. Magnetic field is produced when an alternating current passes through the transmittal coil which is in metal detectors. When a metallic object is present close to the coil it will generate a current in the object that will produce another magnetic field on it. There is another coil in the loop that can found in detectors and is called the receiver coil that can detect magnetic field changes because of the presence of metallic objects. The latest metal detectors use these technologies, VLF very low frequency PI pulse induction and BFO best frequency oscillator. VLF technology is the most common technology in metal detectors. There are two sets of coils which is the receiver and transmitter. The coil where the current is sent creates a magnetic fields which constantly push down to the ground and pull back to the transmitter coil. When the metal detector encounters the object, the electric current and the magnetic field is formed around the conductor. The receiver coil is protected from the magnetic field and is only affected by the conductor and the metallic objects magnetic field. The electricity runs on the receiver coil produces a magnetic field that is weak when a conductor gets near the metal detector. The coil will amplify and send the frequency of the electricity that has the same frequency with the magnetic field that comes from the metal to make analysis in the control box. The metal detector works on VLF will be able to determine disparity among the kinds of metals, the depth of the position when being detected.
PI technology is a single coil that is both transmitter and receiver. It is also possible to use two or three coils. Metal detectors that works with this technology can send a short burst or pulse of current in the coil that will generate a shorter magnetic field. In every pulse, the generated magnetic field will reverse the polarity and will collapse. Electrical spike can be created and will last for a very short period. When the magnetic field, pulse and spike collapses, a current called as reflected pulse will occur and run into the coil. This reflected pulse only lasts in seconds. The reflected pulse can last longer periods when a metallic or a conductor gets contact with the metal detector, because of opposing magnetic field that is produced. Metal detectors has an integrator which contains a sample circuit that can be monitor every spike. The thing that convert the signal reads and amplifies will convert the signal into a direct current. The audio circuit gets the right amount of electricity to produce tones that shows the presence of a metallic object.
There are certain types of metal detectors that we can see in our everyday life. These metal detectors can distinguish the difference between objects and know the place that they are in and not just detect the metallic target or objects with electrical conduction.
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