Technical Reference for Thermocouples and Reistance Temperature Detectors (RTD)
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A technical manual with the theory behind temperature sensor operation, as well as guidance through the maze of configuration features for thermocouple and RTD assemblies. Tables of RTD and thermocouple constants are provided.
Technical Reference for Thermocouples and Reistance Temperature Detectors (RTD)
About this Manual
In today’s plant environment, the hundreds of different sensors and technologies used in the process simply doesn’t allow any one
individual to be an expert on all of them. Too often, especially with temperature, there is a temptation to replace the sensor with
the identical technology. After all, that sensor has been working well for the last five years, why change it? Lets put this in the
proper perspective. Here are just a few changes that have occurred over the last few years.
1. A regime change in Iraq.
2. A currency change in Eastern Europe – the Euro now replaces the franc, lira etc.
3. A change in the tax you pay on the gains when you sell your primary residence - it is now zero.
Reviewing these changes one can determine that depending on where you sit the change can be good, bad or of no conse-
quence. Unless you traveled to eastern Europe the currency change probably did not affect you. But if you ignored the change in
the tax law - you would have missed a rare and generous gift that your government bestowed on those that kept their eyes open
to change. While this manual probably won’t change your life what it will do is to make you more aware of some of the more
recent and significant changes in temperature sensor technology and how those changes can improve your process.
There are three significant areas in this manual and they deserve a summary discussion:
Sensor Theory & Specification
Nothing much has changed here! It is an excellent primer for gaining understanding on how thermocouples and resistance
temperature detectors work.
Reference Tables
Thermocouple and RTD reference tables complete with all the latest changes.
New Techniques that Improve Accuracy
The changes in calibration that can help improve the accuracy of your temperature loops. This is important becausechanges
that improve accuracy in the instruments that control, record or measure temperature are wasted if nochanges are made to the
primary device.
It would be difficult if not impossible to provide a manual that provided all the technical detail required for specifying and
understanding Thermocouples and RTDs and how they apply to your process. We feel that this manual will give you a good start.
We do encourage you to use it as a guide only and to call Smart Sensors for specific information and updates.
Finally, our success can be attributed to providing safe, accurate and reliable process temperature measurement solutions; while
never forgetting our customer service obligations. Borrowing the words of speaker and author Tom Reilley:
“Customer service is a function of our performance relative to your expectations.”
If we ever fail to live up to this motto, please do not hesitate to contact me.
James L. Baldanza
President
jlb@smartsensors.com
281-272-5333