Sensors and Transducers

Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD)

RTD

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kumar Bag
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Highlights
  • It's a passive type transducer as it requires external excitation for its working.
  • It shows change in resistance of a metal element on heating.
  • It may be of 2-wire, 3-wire or 4-wire configurations.
  • It shows almost linear response.
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ByProf. (Dr.) Anil Kumar Bag
Professor, Dept. of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
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B. Sc. (Physics Hons) CU, B. Tech. (Instrumentation Engineering, CU), M. Tech. (Instrumentation and Control Engineering, CU), PhD (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, JU)
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