Load measuring method, load measuring device and load measuring arrangement

Abstract

To improve the output signal quality of a load measurement by means of active magnetization, the invention provides a load measurement method for measuring a mechanical load on a test object (), comprising: a) generating and applying a magnetic field to the test object (); b) detecting a magnetic field changed by the test object () as a result of a mechanical load on the test object () by means of a first magnetic field detection device () to generate a first measurement signal (U, UAB), c) detecting a magnetic field changed by the test object () as a result of a mechanical load on the test object () by means of a second magnetic field detection device () to generate a second measurement signal (U, UAB), d) computationally determining a third measurement signal (UBT) from the first measurement signal (U, UAB) and the second measurement signal (U, UAT), and preferably comprising the steps of e) forming a difference from one (U, UAT) of the first and the second measurement signals and the computationally determined third measurement signal (UBT) to produce an output signal, f) determining the mechanical load applied to the test object () based on the output signal. The invention also provides a corresponding load measurement device for carrying out the load measurement method.