DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : K. Ravinder
Designation : H.E.I.E.S
Branch : Applied Elect.&Instru. Engineering
Institute : GPT Bellampally.
Year/semester : III Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation-I
Subject code : AEI-305.
Topic : Temperature measurement
Duration : 50 min.
Sub topic : Data sheets of Thermistors
Teaching aids : Diagrams, PPT
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 Objectives

On completion of this topic, you would be able to

know :

• Data Sheets of Thermistors

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 Recap
We have discussed in the previous classes

• Importance of temperature measurement

• Expansion types of thermometers

• Electrical types of thermometers

• Radiation types of thermometers

• Solid State& Quartz temperature sensor

• Specifications of Components
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 Thermistors

• Thermistors are used for measurement of temperature.

• Thermistor works on the principle of negative temperature

coefficient of resistance.

• Thermistor is non-Linear Characteristics

• Thermistor temperature range from -100°C to +300°C

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Visuals of Thermistor

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 15 KΩ @ 25°C Thermistor Sensor Temperature (°C) Vs
Temperature Resistance Resistance (Ω) Temperature Resistance
-20 146.735 -1 51.750

-19 130.677 0 49.157

-18 138.447 1 46.709

-17 123.390 2 44.397

-16 116.554 3 42.213

-15 110.138 4 40.150

-14 104.113 5 38.199

-13 98.454 6 36.354

-12 93.137 7 34.608

-11 88.138 8 32.957

-10 83.438 9 31.394

-9 79.016 10 29.914

-8 74.855 11 28.512

-7 70.938 12 27.183

-6 67.249 13 25.925

-5 63.773 14 24.731

-4 60.498 15 23.600

-3 57.410 16 22.526
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-2 54.498
 15 KΩ @ 25°C Thermistor Sensor Temperature (°C) Vs
Temperature Resistance Resistance (Ω) Temperature Resistance
18 20.541 37 9.011
19 19.623 38 8.650
20 18.751 39 8.306
21 17.923 40 7.976
22 17.136 41 7.662
23 16.388 42 7.362
24 15.676 43 7.075
25 15.000 44 6.801
26 14.356 45 6.539
27 13.744 46 6.289
28 13.161 47 6.049
29 12.606 48 5.820
30 12.078 49 5.600
31 11.574 50 5.391
32 11.095 51 5.190
33 10.637 52 4.997
34 10.202 53 4.813
35 9.786 54 4.637
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36 9.389 55 4.467
15 KΩ @ 25°C Thermistor Sensor Temperature (°C)
Vs Resistance (Ω)
37 9.011
Temperature Resistance 38 8.650
39 8.306
40 7.976
41 7.662
42 7.362
43 7.075
44 6.801
45 6.539
46 6.289
47 6.049
48 5.820
49 5.600
50 5.391
51 5.190
52 4.997
53 4.813
54 4.637
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55 4.467
15 KΩ @ 25°C Thermistor Sensor Temperature (°C)
Vs Resistance (Ω)
Temperature Resistance 94 1.212
95 1.176
96 1.142
97 1.108
98 1.076
99 1.045
100 1.014
101 985
102 957
103 930
104 903
105 878
106 853
107 829
108 806
109 784
110 762
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 Summary

We have discussed about :

• Data Sheets of Thermistor

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 Quiz

1. At room temperature thermistor resistance 15

KΩ Then at 100°C resistance is.

a) 1 KΩ

b) 15 KΩ

c) 10 KΩ

d) 0.1 KΩ

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 Frequently Asked Question

1. Study of thermistor data sheets

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