DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCERSOSCILLATION TRANSDUCER,

PIEZO ELECTRIC TRANSDUCER,

POTENTIOMETRIC TRANSDUCER
& VELOCITY TRANSDUCER

Prepared by,
ASHA.S.S
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
S.N.T.C

TRANSDUCER

TRANSDUCER
It is a device which convert non electrical
quantity In to an electrical signal
A transducer is a device which when
calculated by energy in one transmission
system, supplies energy in the same form or in
another form to a second transmission system.
This energy transmission may be electrical
,mechanical optical or thermal

DISPLACEMENT
TRANSDUCERS
The conversion of applied force in to
displacement is basic to many type of
transducers.
The mechanical element that convert the
applied force summing devices.
General force summing members are :
1. Diaphragm, flat or
corrugated
2. Bellows
3.Bourdon tube ,circular or
twisted
4. Straight tube
5. Mass cantilever ,

Pressure transducers generally use one of

the first four types of force summing
members
(5)and (6) are found in accelerometer and
vibration pick
Displacement created by the action of force
summing device is converted in to change
some electrical parameter.

The electrical principles most commonly

used in the measurement of displacement
are
a) Capacitive
b)Inductive
c) Differential transformer
d) Ionization
e) Oscillation
f)Photo electric
g)Piezo electric

OSCILLATION
TRANDUCER
This transducer uses the force
summing member to change the
capacitance or inductance in an LC
oscillator circuit
It shows the basic elements of an LC
oscillator whose frequency is affected
by a change in the inductance of the coil
Stability of the oscillator must be
excellent in order to detect changes in

It measures both statics and

dynamic phenomena and in telemetry
application.

Its limited temperature range , poor

thermal stability , and low accuracy
restrict its use to low accuracy
applications

Piezoelectric
Transducer

Asymmetrical crystalline materials ,

such as quartz, Rochelle salt , and
barium titanite , produce an emf
when they placed under stress.
This property is used in piezoelectric
transducers.
Here the crystal is placed between a
solid base and the force-summing

An externally applied force entering the

transducer through its pressure port,
applies pressure to the top of a crystal.
This produce on any of across the crystal,
proportional to the magnitude of applied
pressure.
Since the transducer has very good high
frequency accelero meters .Here the
output voltage is on the order of 1 to 30
MV per g of acceleration.
The device need no external power source
and so it is self generating.

POTENTIOMETRIC
TRANSDUCERS
It is an electromechanical device containing a
resistance element contacted by a movable slider
Motion of the slider results in a resistance
change that may be linear,
logarithmic,exponential and so on depending on
the manner in which the resistance wire is
wound.
Deposited carbon, platinum film,and other
techniques are used to provide resistance
element

It is widely used ,Its electrical efficiency is

very high and provide sufficient output to
permit control operations without further
amplifications.
The device may be AC or DC excited and
operations can therefore serve a wide
range of functions.
Because of the mechanical friction of the
slider against the resistance element ,its
life is limited and noise may develop as the
element wears out.
Large displacements are usually required

VELOCITY TRANSDUCER
It essentially consists of a
moving coil suspended in the
magnetic field of a permanent
magnet.

Voltage is generated by the motion of the

coil in the field .
The output is proportional to the velocity of
the coil and this type of pickup is therefore
generally used for the measurement of
velocities developed in a linear, sinusoidal
or random manner.
Damping is obtained electrically ,there
assuring high stability under varying
temperature conditions.

REFERENCE
Modern Electronic
Instrumentation and
Measurement Techniques:
Albert D. Helfrick
William D. Cooper

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