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Smart Sensors: The Anatomy of the RTD
Temperature sensors and temperature probes come in a variety of forms. But in industry, the “big three” are the thermistor, thermocouple and the resistance temperature detector (RTD). These temperature measuring instruments are commonly referred to as “smart sensors” for their ability to gather and digitally transfer temperature-related information to some form of monitoring device or [...]
Smart Sensors Becoming Even Smarter as Technologies Evolve
A vast variety of sensor types and configurations are used in many different industries to measure and monitor things such as volume, flow rates and liquid, gas and air pressures. But temperature monitoring sensors are pervasive within numerous industries whose equipment and operations depend on temperatures being kept within a stringent range to keep them [...]
Smart Sensors and Remote Temperature Monitoring
The many temperature-sensitive activities and processes that take place in the petrochemical, power generation and paper manufacturing industries, to name just a few, require a high degree of accuracy and consistency in a temperature measuring device. In fields such as these, failures or irregularities in temperature sensing equipment could have catastrophic results. Smart sensors come [...]
Thermocouple Temperature Probes Used in Delicate Cryosurgeries
The thermocouple is the most widely-used temperature measuring device due to its durability, flexibility and accuracy. Thermocouples are capable of measuring a broader range of temperatures than any of the other popular temperature sensors, such as thermistors and resistance temperature detectors (RTDs). In fact, a high temperature thermocouple is able to perform well at temperatures [...]
Smart Sensors: The Anatomy of the RTD
Temperature sensors and temperature probes come in a variety of forms. But in industry, the “big three” are the thermistor, thermocouple and the resistance temperature detector (RTD). These temperature measuring instruments are commonly referred to as “smart sensors” for their ability to gather and digitally transfer temperature-related information to some form of monitoring device or [...]
Temperature Sensors: Noise Can Negatively Impact Performance
In science and in industry, sturdy, reliable and extremely accurate temperature sensors and temperature monitoring devices are used to ensure that temperature-sensitive products and processes do not stray from a prescribed “safe” range. Mechanical equipment, engines, power plants and refineries all use “smart sensors” to meticulously measure temperatures and report the resulting information to monitoring [...]
Temperature Monitoring Software Helps to Protect Industrial Processes
Temperature monitoring in industrial settings requires a high degree of precision and control. Especially when overseeing sensitive processes that are potentially volatile, reliable warning systems must be in place that will enable personnel to act quickly in the event of a threat or contingency. The nuclear, chemical and electrical power industries are among the many [...]
Industrial Temperature Sensors Must be Chosen Wisely
Accuracy and stability in the monitoring and reporting of machine and process temperatures is critical in many industrial environments. Special temperature monitoring equipment is needed in situations where such devices are exposed to harsh and sometimes extreme conditions on a continual basis. The wrong temperature sensors in the wrong locations can negatively impact operations and [...]
Power Equipment Temperature Monitoring Helps to Keep the Lights On
Wind storms, lightning storms and system overloads within power equipment are often major culprits when it comes to prolonged area-wide power failures. But increasingly effective controls have been developed to help prevent and minimize damage that can occur within equipment providing us with power. Power Equipment Safeguards Voltage irregularities, damage to equipment and overheated system [...]
ISO/IEC 17025 Sets the Standard for Industrial Temperature Sensor Testing
Due to the precision and stability required of industrial temperature measuring and temperature monitoring instruments, it is necessary to have specific guidelines clearly outlined in regard to the testing and calibration of such equipment. Especially within highly sensitive, meticulously controlled and potentially volatile environments such as in the nuclear and petrochemical industries, an inaccurate or [...]