Feature / Application

The F5501 ring-type piezoelectric force sensor uses a highstability quartz crystal as the sensing element. With itscompact form factor and plug-and-play design, it is suitablefor measuring both compressive and tensile forces. Thepreloaded quartz force ring generates a chargeproportional to the applied force as the measured loadvaries. This charge output is converted by a charge amplifier (Model: IN-07) into a proportional voltage signal, which canthen be further transmitted to a data acquisition device foracquisition or control. Thanks to its high rigidity andcompact structural design, the sensor is particularly wellsuited for measuring rapidly changing tensile andcompressive forces. The measurement results are notsignificantly affected by the spring-back behavior of theloading mechanism. With the dedicated charge amplifier,the sensor can perform quasi-static force measurements;the amplifier's time constant must be adjusted according tothe actual application requirements to ensure measurementaccuracy