RANACO EDUCATION & TRAINING INSTITUTE

AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM October 2009

Subject Code Subject Title Course Semester of Study Lectures Name Assignment Detail Title Of Assignment Due Date Students Detail

: ACS 263 : Automated Control System : Diploma In Maritime Technology Engineering :6 : Cik Tun Sara Roslina

: Report of Resistance Temperature Detector (RTDs) : 18th August 2011

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Name Muhamad Syakir Bin Zakaria Muhamad Faizal Bin Zulkifly Muhamad Shahir Bin Abd Rani Roshafiszul Bin Ab Roosol

Matrix No. ME 20091002635 ME20091002658 ME20091002685 ME20091002699 ME

CONTENTS

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Introduction
Principle of operations of the Resistance Temperature Detector (RTDs) Advantages and Disadvantages of the Resistance Temperature Detector (RTDs) Types of Resistance Temperature Detector (RTDs)

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INTRODUCTION

 What are Resistance Temperature Detector (RTDs) ?

Resistance Temperature Detectors or RTDs for short, are wire wound and thin film devices that measure temperature because of the physical principle of the positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance of metals. The hotter they become, the larger or higher the value of their electrical resistance. They, in the case of Platinum known variously as PRTs and PRT100s, are the most popular RTD type, nearly linear over a wide range of temperatures and some small enough to have response times of a fraction of a second. They are among the most precise temperature sensors available with resolution and measurement 0.1 C or better possible in special decisions. Usually they are provided encapsulated in probes for temperature sensing and measurement with an external indicator, controller or transmitter, or enclosed inside other devices where they measure temperature as a part of the device's function, such as a temperature controller or precision thermostat.

RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR (RTDs)

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF THE RESISTANCE TEMPERATUREm DETECTOR (RTDs)

An RTD (resistance temperature detector) is a temperature sensor that operates on the measurement principle that a materials electrical resistance changes with temperature. The relationship between an RTDs resistance and the surrounding temperature is highly predictable, allowing for accurate and consistent temperature measurement. By supplying an RTDs with a constant current and measuring the resulting voltage drop across the resistor, the RTDs resistance can be calculated, and the temperature can be determined. RTDs should be used when :a. b. c. d. When accuracy and stability are a requirement of the customers specification. When accuracy must extend over a wide temperature range. When area, rather than point sensing improves control. When a high degree of standardization is desirable.

Applications of RTD's include :a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. Air conditioning and refrigeration servicing. Food Processing. Stoves and grills. Textile production. Plastics processing. Petrochemical processing. Micro electronics. Air, gas and liquid temperature measurement. Exhaust gas temperature measurement.

THE ADVANTAGES OF THE RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR (RTDs).

The advantages of using RTD's include:a. b. c. d. e. Linear over wide operating range. Wide temperature operating range. High temperature operating range. Interchangeability over wide range. Good stability at high temperature.

THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR (RTDs).

The disadvantages of using RTD's include: a. b. c. d. e. Low sensitivity. Higher cost than thermocouples. No point sensing. Affected by shock and vibration. Requires three or four-wire operation.

TYPES OF RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR (RTDs)