The invention provides a magnetostrictive sensor for a
power transmission conductor and a detection device. The magnetostrictive sensor comprises a
silicon steel yoke, at least one pair of permanent
magnet assemblies, a support and an
excitation coil. The
silicon steel yoke is in a strip shape, the pair of permanent
magnet assemblies are fixed at intervals in the length direction of the
silicon steel yoke, and different magnetic pole ends of the two permanent
magnet assemblies are oppositely arranged. The support is fixed on the silicon steel yoke and located between the two permanent magnet assemblies, the
excitation coil is wound on the support in the length direction of the silicon steel yoke, a C-shaped groove deviating from one side of the silicon steel yoke is formed in the support, and the C-shaped groove is formed in the length direction of the silicon steel yoke so that the C-shaped groove can be attached to and close to the
power transmission wire from the single side. The permanent magnet
assembly induces an axial static bias
magnetic field in the
power transmission conductor and acts on the power transmission conductor together with a pulse dynamic
magnetic field excited when high-frequency
pulse current is introduced into the
excitation coil, longitudinal
modal ultrasonic guided
waves are excited based on the
inverse magnetostrictive effect, and the returned ultrasonic guided
waves are received based on the positive magnetostrictive effect to detect the power transmission conductor.