answersLogoWhite

0

The Hall effect is the production of a voltage difference (the Hall voltage) across an electrical conductor, transverse to an electric current in the conductor and a magnetic field perpendicular to the current. It was discovered by Edwin Hall in 1879

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Engineering

How does a hall effect switch works?

A Hall effect switch operates based on the Hall effect, which occurs when a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the flow of current in a conductor. When a magnetic field is present, it induces a voltage (Hall voltage) across the conductor, which can be detected by a sensor. This change in voltage signals the switch to either open or close a circuit, allowing it to control devices like motors or lights without any physical contact. Hall effect switches are commonly used in applications where reliable, non-contact switching is desired.


When a current carrying conductor is placed into a magnetic field a voltage will be generated perpendicular to both the current and the field This effect is called?

Hall Effect


What digital multimeter scale should be used when testing the signal from a Hall-effect switch?

You should use the scale that shows correctly your supply voltage. Most Hall-effect switches provide either a logical output or an open-collector output. If the output is logical, you can expect the value to be between 0 and your supply voltage. If the output is open-collector, you must bias the output to your supply voltage with a resistor; otherwise you will always read "0". If biased, the output will be between 0 and the voltage bias. If you are not certain of which type you have, try finding the datasheet on the Internet; otherwise, you can always bias the output to your supply voltage; if you properly choose the resistor, it should not adversely affect the behaviour of the logical-level output. I would suggest trying 1 kOhm with a 5 V supply; this gives a bias current of 5 mA, which most Hall-effect sensors should be able to cope with. There are other Hall-effect sensors that provide linear output, but this answer is about a Hall-effect switch.


What is Hall effect and what is a Hall effect current transformer?

a current flow close to a magnetic source it influence the sources hall effect is a disturbed signal as a function of speed.


What properties of semiconductor are determined from Hall effect experiment?

If we are given a bar ofsemiconductor(but it is not known whether it is p-type or n-type),by measuring the polarity of the hall voltage between the sides of the given bar, we can determine whether it is n-typeor p-type.

Related Questions

What is the hall effect voltage in intrinsic silicon?

zero


Hall effect in electronics and communication?

When a current carrying conductor placed in magnetic field than a voltage across the surface is arise this voltage is known as hall voltage and this phenomenon is know as hall effect. It is useful for consider whether the applied material is PNP or NPN


How does a hall effect switch works?

A Hall effect switch operates based on the Hall effect, which occurs when a magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the flow of current in a conductor. When a magnetic field is present, it induces a voltage (Hall voltage) across the conductor, which can be detected by a sensor. This change in voltage signals the switch to either open or close a circuit, allowing it to control devices like motors or lights without any physical contact. Hall effect switches are commonly used in applications where reliable, non-contact switching is desired.


Hall effect can be used to measure?

Hall effect can be used to measure the strength of a magnetic field. When a current passes through a conductor in a magnetic field, a Hall voltage is generated perpendicular to both the current and the magnetic field. By measuring this Hall voltage, the strength of the magnetic field can be calculated.


What is Hall Current Sensor?

A hall current sensor produces voltage by means of the "hall effect". It is used in automobile applications such as wheel speed sensors, tachometers, speedometers and ignition.


Where you can implement hall effect in daily life?

Hall effect devices are useful for sensing and measurement: electrical current, electrical power (with separate voltage measurement), magnetic field, movement, and position.


How do you check whether it is a n type or p type in Hall effect?

if hall voltage is positive then it is p-type & if it is negative then it is n-type semiconductor.


When a current carrying conductor is placed into a magnetic field a voltage will be generated perpendicular to both the current and the field This effect is called?

Hall Effect


How voltage is induced in a permanent magnet pickup coil as the reluctor approaches alignment with the pickup coil.?

The Hall effect.


What is the difference between hall-effect in metals and semiconductor?

because we have hall cofficient =1/ne. where the n=no of electron ,e=charge of electron. we know that "n "in metal is very large. so that R=HALL COFFICIENT" is very small FOR it .so we can not find sufficient result for hall cofficient so we use semi conductor which gives non zero hall cofficient.


What do you understand by negative and positive hall effect?

The Hall effect refers to the generation of a voltage difference across an electrical conductor when it is exposed to a magnetic field perpendicular to the current flow. The positive Hall effect occurs in materials where the charge carriers are positive holes (like in p-type semiconductors), resulting in a voltage that indicates the direction of the magnetic field. In contrast, the negative Hall effect occurs in materials with negative charge carriers (like electrons in n-type semiconductors), producing a voltage that reflects the opposite direction of the magnetic field. This phenomenon helps in determining the type of charge carriers in a material and is widely used in sensors and electronic devices.


Hall effect in semiconductor?

Hall effect