FDU test functions Sensor tests > Sensor Leakage test

Sensor Leakage test

This test is used to measure the global leakage resistance between the seismic channel and the earth ground.

Configuration

Pre-amp. Channel input

ADC

DSP
24 bits

Test network

7
Signal ground Earth ground

Test generator (DAC)

Test data from LAUL

Figure 7-15

ADC input: connected to both the input circuitry from the sensor and to the internal test network. Pre-amplifier gain: 1600 mV (0dB) or 400 mV (12 dB), userselected. DAC: connected to the internal test network. Filter type: user-selected; Sample Rate: user-selected (defaults to 2 ms if automation).
Note The Sensor Leakage test is irrelevant if the Input of the FDU is

left unconnected (or if the resistance connected exceeds 9999 .

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Two test sequences are used (T1, T2):

Input level (% of generator full scale)

50 % 0% T1

Tb

Te Tb

T2

Te

Filter type

Sample Rate (ms)

0.25 0.5

T1 (ms
128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128

T2 (ms)
128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128

0.8 LIN

1 2 4 0.25 0.5

0.8 MIN

1 2 4

For Beginning and End times (Tb and Te), see page 165.

Test principle
The principle behind this test consists of applying a voltage across the FDU's ground and the earth reference. The DAC supplies two different current levels (with known amplitude) to the internal network. The ADC input is connected to the sensor channel and the voltage at the outputs is measured. The measured output voltage, mean1 and mean2 is the value after scaling the DSPs output (x1.62 or x0.42).

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Knowing the output voltage and the current level, the system computes the leak resistance value of the input sensor channel, expressed in Ohms. The test returns the leak resistance seen by the FDU, that is the global leakage resistance between the input conductors of the receiver link and the earth. Naturally this is an equivalent resistance, which may result from a complicated network of leakage resistances.
Note The lower the resistance of the geophone, the more accurate the

the leakage measurement. With no leakage between the conductors of geophone arrays, the impedances, with respect to the ground (earth), of the two conductors connecting a geophone array to an FDU are equal. The unwanted signals picked up (atmospheric interferences, earth potential, etc.) are then sensed in common mode and thus rejected by the FDU. If any leakage takes place (due to water penetration in cables, or connectors or geophones, etc.) then the links exhibit unbalanced impedances. As a result, the common-mode signals are somewhat converted into differential signals and therefore added to the seismic signal. Leakage may give rise to other faults: Leakage between two conductors in the same geophone array will result in a difference in the response to a pulse (gain and damping). The discrepancy will be detected by the check for similarity in a Tilt test. Leakage between a conductor in a geophone array and one in another array will give rise to crosstalk. Leakage between a power supply conductor and a receiver link conductor will give rise to noise which will be detected by a Sensor Noise test.

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