Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : N. Ranga Prasad.
Branch : Electronics & Comm Engg.
Designation : Lecturer in ECE.
Institute : GMR Polytechnic Gajwel.
Year / Semester : 1 st year.
Subject : Electronics Components and Devices.
Subject Code : EC 105.
Topic : Resistors.
Duration : 50 min.
Sub Topic : Thermistor & its Applications.
Teaching Aids : PPT.

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OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this topic the student will be

able to understand
. The working of thermistor and
list their applications .

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 RECAP

In previous class we discussed about

. Problems on Temperature Co-efficient
of Resistance .

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THERMISTORS

Thermistors are resistors whose resistance decreases

• Considerably with temperature .

• They are made of mixtures of metallic oxides usually

Manganese (MnO2) and Nickel (NiO) , which have a semi-
conducting property .

• At low temperatures ,semi-conductors have relatively few free

electrons so that their resistance is high .

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• When temperature rises ,more electrons gain sufficient
energy to reach the conduction band, and so the resistance
decreases.

• Between two wire leads ,(2.5mm apart ),a properly chosen

mixture of these oxides is held tight as Small beads and the
assembly is sintered at a high temperature. The wires are
then cut to separate the adjacent units .they are then
covered ,either in a small glass tube or simply coated with
glass.

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Thermistor characteristics
Characteristics of Thermistor

• The characteristic of Current Vs Voltage of a thermistor is

Nonlinear.

• As the current increases the I²R loss in the thermistor

increases its temperature and hence the resistance falls.

• The glass coated bead type is available in resistances from

1K to 100 k ( 25°C ± 10% values ).

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They are used only for measurement applications
and so their ratings are low .(50 to 100mW )This
increase in resistance depends directly on

• ITS INITIAL RESISTANCE.

• THE RISE IN TEMPERATURE.

• THE NATURE OF THE MATERIAL.

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Applications of Thermistors

Thermistors are used for measuring

• Temperature.

• Thermal conductivity.

• Wind velocity.

• Also used in limiting and regulating circuits.

• As time relays.
• For in.
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Summary

We have discussed about the working of

thermistor & their applications.

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Quiz

1. Thermistors are ___________ type.

(a)Negative temperature co efficient type.

(b) Positive temperature co efficient type..
(c) All of the above.
(d) None of the above

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Quiz

2. Thermistors are ________ sensitive.

c) Voltage.

e) Current.

g) Temperature.

i) Power.

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Quiz

3. In thermistors the resistance _________ with

temperature.

d) Increases.

f) decreases.

h) Constant.

j) Varies directly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Write about the construction & working of

thermistors.

3. List the applications of thermistors.

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 Assignment questions
1.Write short note on thermistors