Applications of an RTD
Let us now some applications of RTDs
- Automotive industry uses RTDs largely for measuring the temperature change in case of engines and oil level sensors to ensure accurate functioning of these devices.
- Food processing industry uses RTDs for the purpose of temperature change in various food processing devices like containers and instruments.
- RTDs also find their application in electronics industry where they are used for sensing the temperature range of various amplifiers, transistors and stabilizers to ensure that they don’t exceed the limit and burn-out.
- RTDs are also used in medical industry where it is used in medical surgical devices for measuring temperature of heated surgical trays to ensure accurate temperature is set.
- Other places that use RTDs are power electronics industry, computer industry, consumer electronics, food handling industry and even military and aerospace.
Resistance Temperature Detector or RTD
In the electronics industry, we often need to deal with measuring certain quantities with precision and accuracy. One such quantity is temperature. There are different methods that can be used for measuring temperature depending on the operation range, sensitivity, frequency response, ruggedness, and other electrical parameters. In this article we will study what is an RTD, and how it works. We will also study the characteristics of an RTD.
In addition to that, we will study the advantages and disadvantages of an RTD. To study the real-life use of RTDs, we will study the applications of an RTD. In the end, some solved examples and some practice questions are provided for a better understanding of concepts. The article concludes with a summary in the end and some frequently asked questions.
Table of Content
- RTD
- Construction
- Working
- Signal Conditioning
- Mathematical Equations
- Graph
- Characteristics
- Advantages of an RTD
- Disadvantages of an RTD
- Applications of an RTD