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Accepted: 19/5/2015
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Thermocouples Data Linearization using
Karam M. Z. Othman Neural Network
(i)
data points (x0, y0), (x1, y1)... (xn, yn) is 70
40
10
20
T a n V n a n 1 V n 1 a 0 (1) 0
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Different trails are performed to Table 1. The main characteristics of the selected
determined N (the number of nodes in the thermocouples
hidden layer). It is found that suitable Typ
Temperature Temperatur Tolerance Tolerance
range °C - e range °C class one class two
value of N for all types of thermocouple e
continuous (short term) (°C) (°C)
under test was N=5. This value gives ±0.0025×T
minimum error between the actual between
+200 to Not
B 0 to +1820 600 °C
temperature and estimated neural network +1700 Available
and 1700
temperature T. To find the weights of the °C
±1.5 ±2.5
selected neural network structure, between between
Levenberg-Marquardt was chosen as a −40 °C −40 °C
and 375 and 333
learning algorithm. The Levenberg- −180 to °C °C
J 0 to +750
Marquardt is the standard of nonlinear +800 ±0.004×T ±0.0075×T
between between
least squares algorithms [6]. The structure 375 °C 333 °C
of the Levenberg–Marquardt Neural and 750 and 750
°C °C
Network is shown in Figure 3. ±1.5 ±2.5
between between
−40 °C −40 °C
and 375 and 333
−180 to °C °C
K 0 to +1100
+1300 ±0.004×T ±0.0075×T
between between
375 °C 333 °C
and 1000 and 1200
°C °C
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Measured
Thermoelectric Actual Temperature Error%
Type
Voltage (mV) Temperature by Neural (em)
Network
0.04 107 106.4 0.560
0.517 327 326.3 0.214
B 3.254 813 813.1 0.012
Figure 5. The trace of the MSE for the J-Type 12.921 1742 1741.98 0.001
Thermocouple -7.209 -173 -173.2 0.115
-1.142 -23 -23.1 0.43
J 8.120 152 152.004 0.003
32.403 588 588.026 0.0045
59.956 1034 1034.026 0.0025
-5.097 -158 -158.8 -0.506
-3.911 -112 -112.4 -0.357
-1
10
-2
10
-3
10
-4
10
Figure 7. Validation test and error measurement
-5
In order to show the validity of the 10
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Actual Temperature in Celsius
learned neural network in representing the
inverse relationship of each Figure 8. The percentage error verses actual
thermocouple, these percentage errors temperature for the B-Type Thermocouple
(Equation 2) are calculated for some
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1
10 3
10
Neural Network Error
2 Polynomial Fitting Error
0 10
10
1
10
Percentage Error % (em)
-1
10
0
10
-2
10
-1
10
-3
10 10
-2
-3
-4 10
10
-4
10
-5 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
10
-200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Temperature in C
Actual Temperature in Celsius
Figure 11. The trace of error obtained by neural
Figure 9. The percentage error verses actual network and polynomial fitting for the B-type
temperature for the J-Type Thermocouple thermocouple
2
10 2
10
Neural Network Error
1
10 Polynomial Fitting Error
1
10
0
10
Percentage Error % (em)
0
-1
10
10
Error
-2 -1
10 10
-3
10 -2
10
-4
10
-3
10
-5
10
-400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
-4
Actual Temperature in Celsius 10
-400 -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Figure 10. The percentage error verses actual Temperature in C
temperature for the K-Type Thermocouple Figure 12. The trace of error obtained by neural
network and polynomial fitting for the J-type
For comparison purposes with the thermocouple
MATLAB polynomial fitting [9], the
3
trace of error (the difference between the 10
Neural Network Error
indicated temperature by either 10
2 Polynomial Fitting Error
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