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TMP A9

The document discusses potentiometric displacement transducers. It begins by defining displacement and explaining that displacement transducers are commonly used to measure parameters like force, stress, pressure, velocity and acceleration by sensing static or dynamic displacement through a mechanically coupled sensing shaft. It then discusses the principles of transduction used in displacement transducers, including variable resistance (potentiometric), variable inductance, and variable capacitance. Finally, it introduces potentiometric displacement transducers, which use a variable resistance transduction element that is coupled to a shaft to sense displacement.

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TMP A9

The document discusses potentiometric displacement transducers. It begins by defining displacement and explaining that displacement transducers are commonly used to measure parameters like force, stress, pressure, velocity and acceleration by sensing static or dynamic displacement through a mechanically coupled sensing shaft. It then discusses the principles of transduction used in displacement transducers, including variable resistance (potentiometric), variable inductance, and variable capacitance. Finally, it introduces potentiometric displacement transducers, which use a variable resistance transduction element that is coupled to a shaft to sense displacement.

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P0TENTI0MET1RC DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCERS

DISPLACEMENT : Displacement is the vector representing a change in position of a body or a point with respect to a reference. It may be linear or rotational motion, expressed in absolute or relative terms. Many of the modern scientific and industrial observations need a very accurate measurement of this parameter .Being a fundamental quantity, the basic sensing device is widely adapted with suitable linkages for the measurement of many derived quantities, such as force, stress, pressure, velocity and acceleration . The magnitude of measurement ranges from a few microns to a few centimeters in the case of linear displacement and a few seconds to 360 degrees in the case of angular displacement. A majority of displacement transducers sense the static or dynamic displacement by means of a sensing shaft or similar links mechanically coupled to the point or body whose motion is measured. Such attachments of both linearand angulartransducers are usually of simple mechanical coinfigurations, but the coupling must be primarily designed to avoid any slippage after it is fastened and thereby keep the back -lash minimum. For linear displacement measurements, the common types employed are the threaded end, lug, clevis and bearing coupling. PRINCIPLE OF TRANSDUCTION : Displacement transducers can be classified primarily on the basis of transduction principle employed for the measurement. The major electrical transduction principles used are : (1) (2) (3) (4) Variable resistance - potentiometric . Variable inductance - linear variable differential transformer / variable reluctance. Variable capacitance Synchros and resolvers.

POTENTIOMETRIC DISPLACEMENT TRANSDUCERS : Displacement transducers using potentiometric variable resistance transduction elements are invariably shaft-coupled devices. The sensing element is basically a resistance

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