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Printed Eddy Current Testing Sensors: Toward Structural Health Monitoring Applications

Arnaud Pelletier
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Benjamin Ducharne

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Reliable measurements in structural health monitoring mean for the instrumentation to be set in perfect reproducible conditions. The solution described in this study consists of printing the sensors directly on the parts to be controlled. This method solves the reproducibility issue, limits human error, and can be used in confined or hazardous environments. This work was limited to eddy current testing, but the settings and conclusions are transposable to any non-destructive testing methods (ultrasounds, etc.). The first salve of tests was run to establish the best dielectric and conductive ink combination. The Dupont ink combination gave the best performances. Then, the dispenser-and the screen-printing methods were carried out to print flat spiral coils on flexible substrates. The resulting sensors were compared to flex-printed circuit boards (PCB-flex) using copper for the electrical circuit. The conductive ink methods were revealed to be just as efficient. The last stage of this work consisted of printing sensors on solid parts. For this, 20-turn spiral coils were printed on 3 mm thick stainless-steel plates. The permanent sensors showed good sensibility in the same range as the portative ones, demonstrating the method's feasibility.
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hal-04399557 , version 1 (17-01-2024)

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Eliott Brun, Pierre-Jean Cottinet, Arnaud Pelletier, Benjamin Ducharne. Printed Eddy Current Testing Sensors: Toward Structural Health Monitoring Applications. Sensors, 2023, 23 (19), pp.8345. ⟨10.3390/s23198345⟩. ⟨hal-04399557⟩
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