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A New Current Measurement Method in Resistance Spot Welding

  • Soo Woong Park
  • , Suck Joo Na
  • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

A new method was investigated to measure the high current in resistance welding processes. A measuring unit was developed by using a strain gage attached on the outer surface of a steel ring. The steel ring was placed around a section of the secondary loop of the welding machine and was deformed by electromagnetic forces induced by the high welding current. The circumferential constituent of the ring deformation was then used to obtain a signal voltage proportional to the secondary welding current. The strain gage signal of ring deformation is enough to determine the welding current in resistance spot welding, especially when direct current is used for the welding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)767-772
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1990

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