THERMISTOR

Thermally sensitive resistor Non-metallic resistors (semiconductor materials)

Symbol for thermistor Bead Type Thermistor (simplest in construction)

Types of Thermistor (by construction)

Bead Type

Washer Type

Disc Type

Rod Type

Thermistor Probe (Used in Lab)

Temperature Vs Resistance
Negative temperature coefficient High precision, Limited range [90 C to 130 ] C Exponentially decaying characteristics

R = R0 e

1 1 - T T0

R0 Resistance of Thermistor at T0 K R Resistance of Thermistor at T K Material constant of the material ( 3K to 5 M)

A Comparative Study

Thermistor

RTD

Thermocouple Temperature Comaprison of temperature of Thermistor, RTD, Thermocouple

Application in Transducer
Temperature (resistance) changes to electrical signals Active element in wheat-stone bridge or potentiometer
RT

Determination of Temperature
Resistance of the Thermistor (from input voltage, output voltage and other resistance) For equal bridge
RT ' = RT (1 2V / E ) (1 + 2V / E )

Knowing the value of new resistance, temperature can be estimated from lookup table

Assignment
Obtain the following expression assuming equal bridge

(1 2V / E ) RT = RT (1 + 2V / E )
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