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    1. The thermistor and thermocouple are common temperature sensors, with the thermistor being most used for body temperature measurement. 2. The lab experiment involves using a thermistor and thermocouple circuit to record temperature measurements as water cools, and calculating response times, outputs, and trend lines. 3. Infrared ear temperature measurements are also taken of each group member and mean and standard deviation calculated.

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    BME 310 Lab 9 Temperature Measurement, John G.

    Webster 3/27/00

    Introduction

    The thermistor is the most used sensor for body temperature measurement. The
    thermistor is based on the temperature dependence of a semiconductor's resistance, which is due
    to the variation of the number of available charge carriers. Thermistors are divided into negative
    temperature coefficient (NTC) and positive temperature coefficient (PTC) types, depending on
    the purity and doping of the semiconductor. Most thermistors have a negative temperature
    coefficient of about –4%/K. A typical circuit puts a constant current through the thermistor and
    measures the variation in voltage resulting from temperature changes. An alternative puts the
    thermistor in a Wheatstone bridge. The thermistor equation is Rt = R0 exp[ (T0 – T)/TT0]
    The thermocouple is based on the electromotive force (emf), which exists across the
    junction of two dissimilar metals. This emf is dependent on the junction temperature. So there is
    an emf difference or voltage between a cold junction and a hot junction at different
    temperatures. The voltage is about 40 µV/K so requires high amplification to obtain a usable
    output. Circuits are available to maintain a fixed cold junction temperature. Then temperature
    can be measured at the hot junction. The equation is E = aT + (1/2)bT2 + . . .

    Before the lab: Read material about temperature measurement from J. G. Webster (ed.),
    Bioinstrumentation, Section 10.2 at the coursepage
    http://www.engr.wisc.edu/cgi/courses/list/bme/310/webster/
    More detailed information is in Fraden, J., Handbook of modern sensors: physics,
    designs and applications. 2nd ed. Woodbury NY: American Institute of Physics, 1997.
    More detailed information is in Fraden J., Noncontact temperature sensors in medicine,
    in D. L. Wise, (ed.), Bioinstrumentation and biosensors, New York: Dekker, 1991, pp. 511–550.

    Laboratory Equipment

    1. Digital multimeter
    2. Thermocouples, thermistors, and amplifiers
    3. Mercury glass thermometer
    4. Rival hot pot
    5. Infrared thermometer

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    BME 310 Lab 9 Temperature Measurement, John G. Webster 3/27/00

    Procedure

    A. Thermistor
    1. Construct the circuit shown below.

    2. Adjust the power supply to 15 V for the op-amp and use the +5 V on the power supply for
    the input to the voltage divider containing the thermistor.
    3. Connect the output to a dc coupled oscilloscope and set SEC/DIV to some large value (e.g.
    200 ms/div). You would like to be able to have the complete time response on one screen.
    4. Place some water in the beaker provided and in the hot pot.
    5. Put the thermistor in the beaker and observe the time response on the oscilloscope. Use the
    STOP button to capture it and measure the time constant (when the change in voltage is 63%
    of the way to the top).
    6. Press RUN again and remove the thermistor. Use the STOP button to capture the time
    response going from water to air. Measure the time constant.
    7. Bundle the thermistor with the thermometer metal tip. Place beaker in hot pot. Heat up the
    water to boiling in the Rival hot pot. Unplug the hot pot after the water boils.
    8. While the water cools down, take measurements of temperature (from mercury thermometer)
    and voltage from the thermistor circuit at 5 C intervals. Be sure to keep the thermistor’s
    leads out of the water. Take measurements from 90 C to 30 C. You may find it helpful to
    remove the beaker from the hot pot to facilitate cooling.

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    BME 310 Lab 9 Temperature Measurement, John G. Webster 3/27/00

    B. Thermocouple
    1. Construct the circuit shown below.

    2. Adjust the power supply to 15 V.


    3. Repeat steps A3 – A8 for the thermocouple.

    C. Infrared thermometer
    1. When the single infrared thermometer is not in use by another group, measure the ear
    tympanic temperature of each member of your group three times.

    Results
    1. Give the response times from steps A5 and A6. Why are they different?
    2. Calculate the output of the thermistor circuit at room temperature. (Assume the thermistor is
    1 k at room temperature).
    3. Explain the purpose of the cold junction in the thermocouple circuit.
    4. Plot your data points for the thermistor and thermocouple in xy-scattered form. Note any
    distinct features. Add trend lines for each curve and show the equations.
    5. In B5 and B6, give the response times for the thermocouple. Are they different? If so, why?
    Compared with the results in A5, which has a faster response time, thermistor or
    thermocouple?
    6. The resistance of the thermistor changes exponentially with respect to temperature. Is there
    any method to approximately linearize the resistance of thermistor in a certain range
    (consider a parallel resistor).
    7. For the infrared thermometer measurements, calculate the mean and standard deviation.

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