P R O D U C T D ATA

PiezoelectricChargeAccelerometerTypes4500Aand4501A

Types 4500A and 4501A are general purpose piezoelectric

accelerometersthatfeaturetheThetaSheardesign,givingthem
lowsensitivitytoenvironmentalfactors.Theseaccelerometersare
suitable for applications that require a large number of
accelerometerssuchasstructuralandmodaltesting.

Uses and Features

Uses

Features

Generalpurposevibrationandshockmeasurements
Structuralandmodalanalysis

Lowsensitivitytoenvironmentalfactors
Electricallyinsulatedforgroundloopprotection
Highresonancefrequency

Description
4500-A

Types 4500A and 4501A are piezoelectric charge

accelerometerswithThetaSheardesign.

4501-A

Both types feature a 1032 UNF connector. On Type

4500A, the connector is on the top surface,
perpendicular to its main sensitivity axis. On
Type 4501A, it is on the side surface, parallel to its
mainsensitivityaxis.

15.1

10

10

0.75

15.1

10

Direction of
acceleration

0.75

10

10

Fig. 1
Left:Dimensionsof
Type 4500A
Right:Dimensionsof
Type 4501A

10
All dimensions in millimetres

The piezoelectric element used in Types 4500A and

4501AisPZ 23andthehousingismadeofanodized
aluminium.

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GroundInsulation
Types4500Aand4501Afeatureaninnerandouterhousing.Thesensorismountedtotheinnerhousing
with glue, providing electrical insulation. This avoids groundloop noise, which can be a problem in
multichannelmeasurements.Theaccelerometersareelectricallyinsulatedwithrespecttosignalground
andhavearesistanceofmorethan10 M.

Characteristics
Types4500Aand4501Aarepiezoelectricaccelerometersandmaybetreatedaschargesources.Their
sensitivityisexpressedintermsofchargeperunitacceleration(pC/ms2,pC/g).
Fig. 2
Explodedviewofthe
ThetaSheardesign.
Componentsareas
follows:
(1)1032 UNF
connector
(2)Top
(3)Piezoelectricplates
(4)Seismicmass
(5)Clampingring
(6)Housing

Types 4500Aand4501Ahave high measurementstability and excellent

sensitivitytoweight ratio due to the ThetaShear design. In addition, the
transverseresonancefrequencyisalwaysoutsidethe10%frequencylimit.
Thisensuresminimuminterferencefromorthogonalvibrationcomponents
intheusefulfrequencyrangeoftheaccelerometer.TheThetaSheardesign
also provides excellent immunity to environmental effects such as base
strains,magneticsensitivityandacousticfields.

1
2
3

ThetaShearDesign

TheThetaSheardesignconsistsofaslottedcylindricalframethatholdsa
central seismic mass flanked by two piezoelectric plates and clamped
rigidly by a ring. To ensure optimum accuracy and reliability, no bonding
agentotherthanmolecularadhesionholdstheassemblytogether.

Note that Fig. 2 uses a generic accelerometer to display the ThetaShear

designanddoesnotshowtheinnerhousingofTypes 4500Aand4501A.

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Calibration
Eachaccelerometeriscalibratedusingrandomexcitationand1600lineFFTtransformationtoprovidea
highresolution (amplitude and phase) frequency response. This yields a unique characterization and
securestheintegrityofyourvibrationmeasurements.
The sensitivity given on the calibration chart is measured at 159.2 Hz with 95% confidence level using
coveragefactork = 2.
Theupperfrequencylimitsgivenonthecalibrationchartarefrequencieswherethedeviationfromthe
referencesensitivityat159.2 Hziswithin10%.Theupperfrequencylimitisapproximately30%ofthe
mounted resonance frequency. This assumes that the accelerometer is correctly mounted on the test
structurepoormoun ngcanhaveamarkedeectonthemountedresonancefrequency.
Thelowerfrequencylimitsandphaseresponsearedeterminedbythebuiltinpreamplifiers.Thelower
frequencylimitsaregiveninthespecificationsfordeviationsfromreferencesensitivitywithin10%.
Fig. 3FrequencyresponsecurvesforTypes 4500Aand4501A
Typical High-frequency Response

Typical Frequency Response

Sensitivity [%]

Phase [Degrees]
Amplitude
Phase

10

10

Sensitivity [dB]

Phase [Degrees]
Amplitude
Phase

30
20

10
10
0
10
20

0
10

10
1

10

20

50

100 200

500

1k

2k

5k

10k 15k [Hz]

10
1

10

20

50 100 [kHz]

040238

CalibrationClip
For field checking and system calibration, Calibration Clip DV0459 can be used in combination with
CalibrationExciterType 4294.
Fig. 4
CalibrationClip
DV0459

Material:
Base:
Spring:
Mountingsurfacediameter:
Mountingthread:
Weight:

Hardenedstainlesssteel
Stainlesssteel
21 mm
1032 UNF
17 g(0.59 oz)

Mounting
Types4500Aand4501Aaremountedwithadhesive(withorwithouttheuseofmountingclips).
Thevariousmountingclipsaredesignedtosuitavarietymountingsurfacesandareattachedtothetest
objectwithglueordoublesidedadhesivetape.Theyworkincombinationwithgroovesinthehousing,
makingtheaccelerometereasytofitorremove,forexample,tocalibrate.

CommonSpecificationsforMountingClips
Temperaturerange:
Forbriefuse(<1hour):
Maximumacceleration:
Perpendiculartomountingsurface:
Material:

Fig. 5
MountingClip
UA1407(setof100)

54to+50 C(65to+122 F)
54to+80 C(65to+176 F)
10 gpeak
70 gpeak
Glassreinforcedpolycarbonate

Upperlimitingfrequency(10%):
Type4500Amountedwithgrease:
Type4500Adrymounting:
Type4501Amountedwithgrease:
Type4501Adrymounting:

3.0 kHz
1.5 kHz
4.0 kHz
2.0 kHz

Weight:0.4 g

Fig. 6
MountingClipwith
ThickBaseUA1475
(setof100).Thebase
canbefileddownto
suitthemounting
surface

Upperlimitingfrequency(10%):
Type4500Amountedwithgrease:
Type4500Adrymounting:
Type4501Amountedwithgrease:
Type4501Adrymounting:

3.0 kHz
1.5 kHz
4.0 kHz
2.0 kHz

Weight:0.7 g

Upperlimitingfrequency(10%):

Fig. 7
MountingClipwith
SwivelBaseUA1478
(setof100)

Types4500Aand4501Aaremountedwithgreaseand
excitedalongaccelerometersmainaxisofsensitivitywith
themountingsurfaceofthehemisphere:
Perpendiculartothedirectionofexcitation: 2.3 kHz
At45tothedirectionofexcitation:
1.7 kHz
Weight:0.8 g

Max.dimensions:85 23 17 mm
Material:Black,anodizedaluminium

Fig. 8
SpiritLevelUA1480.
Usetoalignand
maintainmultichannel
coordinatesystem

Cabling
Whenusingminiatureaccelerometers,thecablecanaffectthemeasurementresult.Forcesexertedonthe
connectorbythecablecancauseamplitudeirregularitiesintheoutputatfrequenciesuptoapproximately
200 Hz.Thiscanbereducedbyusingaflexiblecable.
Toeffectivelyreducetheproblematlowfrequencies,itisrecommendedtoclampthecable.Onewayof
doing this is to make a small loop in the cable close to the accelerometer (max. diameter 30 mm) and
clampthecablebesidethebaseoftheaccelerometerwithmountingwaxordoublesidedtape.Thisalso
reducesthepossibilityofdynamicallyinducednoisegeneratedbythecable.

Brel &Kjrs Uniaxial Charge Accelerometers

Types 4500A and 4501A are part of a family of uniaxial charge accelerometers. To find the uniaxial
accelerometerthatfitsyourneeds,visitwww.bksv.com.
Table 1
Comparisonof
Brel & Kjr
uniaxialcharge
accelerometersfor
clipmounting

4500A
Temperature

C(F)

4501A
175(347)
1

4.1

Isolated
Capacitance

pF

Frequencyrange

Hz

ProductData

4.5

Yes

No

1000

360

1to15000

1to10000

0.1to6000

1to8000

Mountingclip,adhesive

Mounting
Sensitivity

4508C
250(482)

Numberofconnectors
Weight

4507C

pC/ms2

0.316

0.45

BP 1427

BP 1841

Specifications Piezoelectric Charge Accelerometer Types 4500-A and 4501-A

TypeNo.

4500A

4501A

gram

4.100

4.000

oz

0.145

General
Weight
ChargeSensitivity(at159.2 Hz)
10%limit

FrequencyRange

5%limit

MountedResonanceFrequency

0.316

pC/g

3.10

Hz
kHz

Max.TransverseSensitivity(at30 Hz,100 ms )
TransverseResonanceFrequency
MeasuringRange(peak)

0.141

pC/ms2

1to15000

1to8000
45

30

<5

kHz
kms

1to10000

>20

30

3059

mms2

7.60

Electrical
ResidualNoiseLevel
(measuredwithNEXUSType2692001inthespecifiedfrequencyrange)

mg

0.77

Capacitance(excludingcable)

pF

1000

Case(signalground)InsulationtoBase

>10

Min.LeakageResistance(at20 C)

>20

55to+175

Environmental
OperatingTemperatureRange
TemperatureCoefficientofSensitivity
TemperatureTransientSensitivity
(3 HzLow.Lim.Freq.(3 dB,6 dB/octave))
BaseStrainSensitivity(at250 inthebaseplane)
MagneticSensitivity(50 Hz,0.038 T)
Max.NondestructiveShock(peak)

F
%/C

67to+347
0.05

0.1*

ms2/C

0.400

g/F

0.022

ms2/

0.001

g/

0.0001

2/T

ms

g/kG

0.02

kms2

30

3059

3000

Mechanical
HousingMaterial
PiezoelectricSensingElement
Construction
Sealing
ElectricalConnector
Mounting

AnodizedAluminium
PZ23
ThetaShear
Welded
1032 UNF2A
MountingcliporAdhesive

* Inthetemperaturerange25to+125 C(13to+257 F)
Mountedinmountingclip

Allvaluesaretypicalat25 C(77 F)

Compliance with Standards

TheCEmarkingisthemanufacturer'sdeclarationthattheproductmeetstherequirementsoftheapplicableEUdirectives
RCMmarkindicatescompliancewithapplicableACMAtechnicalstandardsthatis,fortelecommunications,radio
communications,EMCandEME
ChinaRoHSmarkindicatescompliancewithadministrativemeasuresonthecontrolofpollutioncausedbyelectronic
informationproductsaccordingtotheMinistryofInformationIndustriesofthePeoplesRepublicofChina
WEEEmarkindicatescompliancewiththeEUWEEEDirective
Safety

EN 610101andIEC 610101:Safetyrequirementsforelectricalequipmentformeasurement,controlandlaboratoryuse
UL 31111:StandardforSafetyElectricalmeasuringandtestequipment

EMCEmission

EN/IEC 6100063:Genericemissionstandardforresidential,commercialandlightindustrialenvironments
EN/IEC 6100064:Genericemissionstandardforindustrialenvironments
CISPR 22:Radiodisturbancecharacteristicsofinformationtechnologyequipment.ClassBLimits
FCCRules,Part15:ComplieswiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice

EMCImmunity

EN/IEC6100061:GenericstandardsImmunityforresidential,commercialandlightindustrialenvironments
EN/IEC 6100062:GenericstandardsImmunityforindustrialenvironments
Note1:TheaboveisonlyguaranteedusingaccessorieslistedinthisProductDatasheet
Note2:TheaboveisonlyguaranteedwhentheACoutputisnotinuse

Temperature

IEC 6006821&IEC 6006822:EnvironmentalTesting.ColdandDryHeat

OperatingTemperature:55to+175 C(67to+347 F)
StorageTemperature:25to+70 C(13to+158 F)

Humidity

IEC 60068278:DampHeat:90%RH(noncondensingat40 C(104 F))

Configuration Examples
Fig. 1Cabling,signalconditioninganddataacquisitionhardwareoptionsforuniaxialpiezoelectricchargeaccelerometers
Female (F) 4500-A

2647-A/B/C/D/D-002

AO-0038 (250 C)

UA-2105-060
1

Male (M)

AO-0122 (250 C)

UA-2116-120
1

UA-2120-060
4501-A
AO-0231 (UNF: 250 C, TNC: 120 C)

4507-C

AO-1382 (250 C)

10

11

12

4
1

5
2

6
3

AO-1419 (250 C)

JP-0145

2692
Brel & Kjr

4508-C

B
7/6-'89

NEXUS
Conditioning Amplifier
Overload

AO-0406 (250 C)

JP-0145

Ch.
1
2
3
4

Out Unit
10 U/Pa
3.16 V/ms-2
1 V/ms-2
316 V/ms-2

160172

Ordering Information
Piezoelectricchargeaccelerometerwithtop
connector
Type4501A
Piezoelectricchargeaccelerometerwithside
connector
Eachaccelerometerincludesthefollowingaccessories:
Carryingbox
Calibrationchart
Onemountingclip

MOUNTING
QS0007
UA1407
UA1475
UA1478
UA1480
UA1564
YJ0216

OptionalAccessories

CONDITIONINGANDDATAACQUISITIONHARDWARE
Type3053B120 12ch.InputModuleLANXI25.6 kHz(CCLD,V)
UA2116120
LANXIFrontPanel,12channelCharge,
12 1032 UNF(F)microdotconnectors(Gain:
1 mV/pC)
Type3050A060 6ch.InputModuleLANXI51.2 kHz(Mic,CCLD,V)
UA2105060
LANXIFrontPanel,ChargeAccelerometer,6ch.for
thefamilyofChargetoCCLDConvertorType 2647
Type2647A/B
ChargetoCCLDConvertor
Type2692
NEXUSConditioningAmplifier

Type4500A

CABLING
AO0038xyyy*
AO0122xyyy*
AO0231xyyy*
AO0406xyyy*
AO1382xyyy*
AO1419xyyy*
JP0145
QA0035
QA0220
UA0130
UA0186
UA1243
UA1244

Superlownoisecable,2 1032 UNF(M),250 C

(482 F)
Superlownoise,robustdoublescreenedcable,
2 1032 UNF(M),250 C(482 F)
Superlownoisecable,1032 UNF(M)toTNC(M),
180 C(356 F)
Lownoisedoublescreenedcable,1032 UNF(M)
toBNC(M),250 C(482 F).IncludesJP0145
Lownoise,doublescreenedcable,1032 UNF,
250 C(482 F)
Verylightandflexiblelownoisecoaxialcablewith
2 1032 UNF(M),250 C(482 F)
Plugadaptor,1032 UNF(F)toBNC(M)
Cableaccessoryset,toolsforcableandconnector
assembly
Tool,cableconnectingandremoval
Connector,1032 UNF(M)for1 mmto3 mm
cablejacket(setof25)
Extensionconnector,1032 UNF(F)(setof25)
Red/green/yellowcablemarkersfor 1.6 mm
cablejacket(3 30pieces)
Red/Green/YellowCablemarkersfor 1.9 mmto
2.2 mmcablejacket(3 30pieces)

* x = D(decimetres)orM(metres)
yyy = lengthindecimetresormetres
Pleasespecifycablelengthwhenordering

CALIBRATION
Type4294
DV0459

Tubeofcyanoacrylateadhesive
Mountingclip,small(setof100)
Mountingclipwiththickbase,small(setof100)
Mountingbasewithswivelbase,small(setof100)
Spiritlevelforallswivelbases
Hightemperaturemountingclip,small(setof5)
Beeswaxformounting

Calibrationexciter
Calibrationclip,small

CalibrationServices
450XCAF
450XCAI
450XCFF
450XCTF

Accreditedcalibration
Accreditedinitialcalibration
Factorystandardcalibration
Traceablecalibration

X = 0or1

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