Impedance Analysis of a Meander Coil with Rectangular Cross Section Above a Planar Conductor Using Vertex Description

Meander coils are widely used in eddy-current testing (ECT) and many other fields. Since the coil impedance is a key parameter that affects device performance, many scholars have studied impedance modeling. However, the modeling process of existing methods is cumbersome and complicated due to the complex structure of a meander coil. In this paper, a new method for the impedance calculation of a meander coil is proposed. First, a single rectangular coil is taken as an example, and its impedance expressions are deduced with the surface integral method. Then, a vertex description method for impedance calculation regarding meander coils is put forward by defining the position factor and angle factor. Finally, impedance calculations and verification experiments on a series of meander coils with different geometric dimensions are presented. The experimental results are in good agreement with the calculated ones. Therefore, the proposed method effectively calculates the impedance of meander coils and also simplifies the impedance calculation of coils with complex structures. Consequently, it is greatly significant for the coil design in terms of cost and design cycle reduction.