Magnetic ring encoders consist of a sensor and a measuring body (magnetig rotor or gear wheel).
The magnetic ring has several north and south poles
The number of poles depends strongly on the diameter of the magnetic rotor
Magnetic rotors at Baumer are available for shaft diameters from 6 to 3183 mm
Thanks to this mode of operation, the magnetic rotor can be integrated no matter how large the shaft is
High signal quality due to high-precision magnetization
The magnetic rotor is decisive for the signal quality
Baumer uses specially developed processes and equipment for the magnetization of the magnetic rings and thus achieves a very high signal quality
The magnetic rings can cover different requirements regarding material (elastomers or hard ferrite), measurement (incremental, incremental with zero pulse or absolute), pole pitch (2 or 5 mm) or other customer-specific magnetizations
Pole pitch determines resolution and installation tolerance
Rule of thumb: higher resolution = 2 mm pole pitch; higher installation tolerance = 5 mm pole pitch
The 2 mm pole pitch is standard for bearingless industrial encoders: Allows a higher resolution than a 5 mm pole pitch with the same magnetic ring diameter
The 5 mm pole pitch is standard for bearingless HeavyDuty encoders: It is suitable for large radial installation tolerances of up to 3 mm
Example: A magnetic ring with a diameter of approx. 40 mm has either 64 poles which are 2 mm wide or 26 poles which are 5 mm wide.
The resolution is therefore 2.5 times higher with a 2 mm pitch
Various pole pitches can be realized on request
Permanently high IP protection class
Bearingless encoders easily achieve a high IP protection class, especially at high speeds
Without bearings, they do not require a complex sealing concept
The entire measuring system has no wearing parts, making the encoders extremely durable
In addition, magnetic sensing is very robust against shock, vibration, dirt, dust and textile fibers
Seawater-resistant options are available with HeavyDuty encoders
Immune against shaft currents
Particularly in the case of rotary encoders on frequency inverter-controlled electric motors, current flashovers may occur in the ball bearing of the rotary encoder
The lubricant can burn locally and the lubricant effect can be impaired as a result
Thedecoupling of the sensor head from the shaft solves this problem
Without bearings, bearing damage due to shaft currents cannot occur
Baumer encoders with proven original HeavyDuty technology from Hübner Berlin have an optimized, interference-free design according to the highest EMC standards
All devices are tested for burst resistance, with high voltage pulses of up to 4 kV