Pressure transducers use a millivolt or voltage system to convert input

pressure into low-level electrical/electronic signals. These signals are not

suitable for transmission over long distances.

Basics of pressure transducers
A transducer is a device that converts a physical phenomenon into an electrical
signal. In the industrial world, that task includes strain gauges, linear variable
differential transformers, pressure transducers, and load cells.

Introduction to Pressure Transducers
A pressure transducer, sometimes called a pressure transmitter, is a transducer that
converts pressure into an analog electrical signal. Although there are various types of
pressure transducers, one of the most common is the strain-gage base transducer. The
conversion of pressure into an electrical signal is achieved by the physical deformation of
strain gages which are bonded into the diaphragm of the pressure transducer and wired into
a wheatstone bridge configuration. Pressure applied to the pressure transducer produces a
deflection of the diaphragm which introduces strain to the gages. The strain will produce an
electrical resistance change proportional to the pressure.



Piston Type Pressure Transducer
Bell Gauge
The bell gauge is a type of pressure transducer that measures differential pressure between 0.06 Pa and
4 KPa. The static pressure may be as high as 4 to 6 MPa. The schematic diagram of a single element bell
gauge is shown below.
Bell Gauge
The movement of the bell is taken out by link and lever mechanism or by some electrical methods. When
the bell moves maximum up or down it closes the inlets of pressure p2 or p1, whereby protection to
overrange and reversal of pressure are afforded. The diagram of a two element bell differential gauge or
balance is also shown above. The two identical bells are suspended from the two knife edges of a
balance beam. The differential weight is balanced statically by the movement of the counter weight w.