1. The document discusses the characteristics of transducers, dividing them into static characteristics and dynamic characteristics. Static characteristics describe a transducer's performance when measuring constant or slowly varying quantities, and include sensitivity, linearity, resolution, precision, span, threshold, drift, stability, responsiveness, repeatability, and input/output impedance.
2. Dynamic characteristics relate to a transducer's performance with rapidly varying measured quantities over time, and include dynamic error, fidelity, speed of response, and bandwidth. Both static and dynamic characteristics determine a transducer's overall performance in accepting and processing input signals.
3. Important transducer characteristics that determine its suitability for applications include accuracy, ruggedness, sensitivity, repeat
1. The document discusses the characteristics of transducers, dividing them into static characteristics and dynamic characteristics. Static characteristics describe a transducer's performance when measuring constant or slowly varying quantities, and include sensitivity, linearity, resolution, precision, span, threshold, drift, stability, responsiveness, repeatability, and input/output impedance.
2. Dynamic characteristics relate to a transducer's performance with rapidly varying measured quantities over time, and include dynamic error, fidelity, speed of response, and bandwidth. Both static and dynamic characteristics determine a transducer's overall performance in accepting and processing input signals.
3. Important transducer characteristics that determine its suitability for applications include accuracy, ruggedness, sensitivity, repeat
1. The document discusses the characteristics of transducers, dividing them into static characteristics and dynamic characteristics. Static characteristics describe a transducer's performance when measuring constant or slowly varying quantities, and include sensitivity, linearity, resolution, precision, span, threshold, drift, stability, responsiveness, repeatability, and input/output impedance.
2. Dynamic characteristics relate to a transducer's performance with rapidly varying measured quantities over time, and include dynamic error, fidelity, speed of response, and bandwidth. Both static and dynamic characteristics determine a transducer's overall performance in accepting and processing input signals.
3. Important transducer characteristics that determine its suitability for applications include accuracy, ruggedness, sensitivity, repeat
1. The document discusses the characteristics of transducers, dividing them into static characteristics and dynamic characteristics. Static characteristics describe a transducer's performance when measuring constant or slowly varying quantities, and include sensitivity, linearity, resolution, precision, span, threshold, drift, stability, responsiveness, repeatability, and input/output impedance.
2. Dynamic characteristics relate to a transducer's performance with rapidly varying measured quantities over time, and include dynamic error, fidelity, speed of response, and bandwidth. Both static and dynamic characteristics determine a transducer's overall performance in accepting and processing input signals.
3. Important transducer characteristics that determine its suitability for applications include accuracy, ruggedness, sensitivity, repeat
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Transducers :
Characteristics MANASY JAYASURYA Asst. Professor Dept. of Computer Science & Applications St.Mary’s College, Thrissur Characteristics of Transducers
The performance characteristics of a Transducer are key in selecting
the best suitable transducer for a particular design. So, it is very important to know the characteristics of transducers for proper selection. Performance characteristics of transducers can be further classified into two types: 1. Static Characteristics 2. Dynamic Characteristics Static Characteristics The static characteristics of a transducer is a set of performance criteria that are established through static calibration. That is description of the quality of measurement by essentially maintaining the measured quantities as constant values of varying very slowly. Following is a list of some of the important static characteristics of transducers. 1. Sensitivity 2. Linearity 3. Resolution 4. Precision (Accuracy) 5. Span and Range 6. Threshold 7. Drift 8. Stability 9. Responsiveness 10. Repeatability 11. Input Impedance and Output Impedance Dynamic Characteristics The dynamic characteristics of transducers relate to its performance when the measured quantity is a function of time It varies rapidly with respect to time. While static characteristics relate to the performance of a transducer when the measured quantity is essentially constant, the dynamic characteristics relate to dynamic inputs, which means that they are dependent on its own parameters as well as the nature of the input signal. The following are some dynamic characteristics that may be considered in selection of a transducer. 1. Dynamic Error 2. Fidelity 3. Speed of Response 4. Bandwidth Overall, both static and dynamic characteristics of a Transducer determine its performance and indicate how effectively it can accept desired input signals and reject unwanted inputs. Characteristics 1. Accuracy: It is defined as the closeness with which the reading approaches an accepted standard value or ideal value or true value, of the variable being measured. 2. Ruggedness: The transducer should be mechanically rugged to withstand overloads. It should have overload protection. 3. Sensitivity: The sensitivity of the electrical transducer is defined as the electrical output obtained per unit change in the physical parameter of the input quantity. For example, for a transducer used for temperature measurement, sensitivity will be expressed in mV/’ C. A high sensitivity is always desirable for a given transducer. 4. Repeatability: The output of the transducer must be exactly the same, under same environmental conditions, when the same quantity is applied at the input repeatedly. 5. High output: The transducer should give reasonably high output signal so that it can be easily processed and measured. The output must be much larger than noise. Now-a-days, digital output is preferred in many applications; Continue…
6. High Stability and Reliability: The output of the transducer should be
highly stable and reliable so that there will be minimum error in measurement. The output must remain unaffected by environmental conditions such as change in temperature, pressure, etc. 7. Linearity: The output of the transducer should be linearly proportional to the input quantity under measurement. It should have linear input - output characteristic. - 8. Dynamic Range: For a transducer, the operating range should be wide, so that it can be used over a wide range of measurement conditions. 9. Size: The transducer should have smallest possible size and shape with minimal weight and volume. This will make the measurement system very compact. 10. Speed of Response: It is the rapidity with which the transducer responds to changes in the measured quantity. The speed of response of the transducer should be as high as practicable. Basic requirements of the Electrical transducer:
1. Repeatability : When the same input signal is applied to the transducer at
different times under the same environmental conditions, it should give ide ntical output signals. 2. Linearity : The transducers should have linear input-output characteristics . 3. Ruggedness : The transducer circuit should have overload protection so th at it will withstand overloads. 4. High stability and reliability : The transducers output signal should not g et affected by environmental variations(disturbances) like temperature, vib ration etc. It should give minimum error in measurements. Continue…
5. Good dynamic response : In real-time applications, the input signal will v
ary with time ( ie, the input signal is dynamic in nature). The transducer sh ould respond as quick as possible for any change in the input signal. 6. Convenient instrumentation : The transducers output signal should be m easured either directly or after suitable amplification. 7. Mechanical characteristics : When the transducer is subjected to various mechanical strains during working conditions, its performance should not degrade. It should withstand the mechanical strains. Reference
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