Government Polytechnic Pune

Program Name and Code: Diploma in Electronics &Telecommunication

Engineering
Course Name and Code: Instrumentation and control system (ET4109)

Academic Year:2022-23

Semester: 5TH (3rd year)

A MICRO PROJECT
On
Survey Report of Different Types of Sensors and
Transducers

Sr.No Enrollment No Name of student

1 2103095 Sai Bhosale
2 2103110 Triveni Shelke
3 2103112 Pratiksha Shinde
4 2103124 Rupali Sutar

Project Guide
Mrs.M.S.Datar
  Sensors
1. Temperature Sensor

One of the most common and most popular sensors is the Temperature
Sensor. A Temperature Sensor, as the name suggests, senses the temperature
i.e., it measures the changes in the temperature.
There are different types of Temperature Sensors like Temperature Sensor
ICs (like LM35, DS18B20), Thermistors, Thermocouples, RTD (Resistive
Temperature Devices), etc.
Temperature Sensors can be analog or digital. In an Analog Temperature
Sensor, the changes in the Temperature correspond to changes in its physical
properties like resistance or voltage. LM35 is a classic Analog Temperature
Sensor.
Coming to the Digital Temperature Sensor, the output is a discrete digital
value (usually, some numerical data after converting analog value to digital
value). DS18B20 is a simple Digital Temperature Sensor.
Temperature sensors are devices designed to measure the degree of coolness
and hotness in an object. The voltage across the diode determines the working
of a temperature meter. The change of temperature varies directly
proportional to the diode’s resistance.
  Type of Temperature sensor
 Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) Thermistors.
 Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs)
 Thermocouples.
 Semiconductor-Based Sensors.

Sensors Specifications Price Availability

1. Negative  NTC sensors are generally used Rs 350 to Easily

Temperature in the temperature range of -50°C 550 available
Coefficient to 150°C, and up to 300°C for
(NTC) some glass-encapsulated units.
Thermistors.  The resistance value of a
thermistor is typically referenced
at 25°C (abbreviated as R25).
 For most applications, the R25
values are between 100 Ω and
100 k Ω Other R25 values as low
as 10 Ω and as high as 40 MΩ
can be produced, and resistance
values at temperature points
other than 25°C can be specified.

2. Resistance  It is made from either platinum, Easily

Temperature copper, or nickel, RTDs have a Rs 450 to available
Detectors repeatable resistance vs. 1050
temperature relationship and an
(RTDs) operating temperature range of –
200°C to +850°C.

 RTDs have an accuracy of better

than 0.1°C and repeatability, they
are slowly replacing
thermocouples in industrial
applications below 600°C.
3. Thermocouples  Temperature range between - Rs 99 to Easily
328 °F to 3182 °F (-200 °C to 150 available
1750 °C)

 Thermocouple Type

1. E - 95-900°C (200-1650°F)
Highest output of base metal
thermocouples. Not subject to
corrosion at cryogenic
temperatures.

2. J - 5-760°C (200-1400°F)
Reducing the atmosphere is
recommended. The iron leg is
subject to oxidation at elevated
temperatures--use a larger
gauge to compensate.

3. N- 650-1260°C (1200-2300°F)
For general use, better
resistance to oxidation and
sulfur than type K

4. K- 95-1260°C(200-2300°F)
well suited for oxidizing
atmosphere

 semiconductor-based sensor Rs 350 to Easily

4. Semiconductor-
gives a linear output; however, 550 available
Based Sensors they are less accurate at 1 to
5°C.
 These types of temperature
sensors have the slowest
responsiveness (5 to 6 seconds)
across the narrowest temperature
range (-94°F to 302°F or -70°C
to 150°C).

 operate with reverse bias, have a

small capacitance and a low
leakage current.
 They are formed on thin wafers
of silicon. They are compact,
produce linear outputs, and have
a small range of temperatures
 Advantages of Temperature sensor
 Fast thermal response
 Low component cost
 High resistance value so lead wire compensation is necessary

 Disadvantages of Temperature sensor

 Limited temperature range
 Non-linear resistance change
 Self-heating can affect accuracy

 Applications of Temperature sensor

 Within our homes, temperature sensors are used in many electrical
appliances, from our refrigerators and freezers to help regulate and
maintain cold temperatures as well as within stoves and ovens to ensure
that they heat to the required levels for cooking, air confectioners/heaters.

2. Pressure Sensors
There are several common terms often used interchangeably to describe
pressure sensors. Those include pressure transducers, pressure transmitters,
and pressure indicators, among others. Despite which term is used, they all
produce an output signal and measure pressure.
Pressure is defined as the amount of force (exerted by a gas or liquid) applied
to a unit of ‘area’. Pressure sensors allow more specialized maintenance
strategies, and they can predict and prepare for risk failures because they
work on real-time data.
Applications that have a pressure sensor installed mean that maintenance
teams are alerted when necessary, allowing them to address the issue
immediately. The most common type of pressure sensor used is a transducer
(piezoelectric and strain gauge) as they are applied to applications to
monitor flow, airspeed, level, pump systems, or altitude.
TE Connectivity (TE) designs and manufactures pressure sensors ranging
from the sensing element to system packaging for harsh environments. We
are an industry leader in our range of both standard and custom pressure
sensors, from board-level components to fully amplified and packaged
transducers. Based on piezoresistive Micro-electromechanical systems
(MEMS) and silicon strain gauge (Microfused, Krystal Bond) technology, our
sensors measure everything from less than one inch of water column (<1.25
bar) to 100K psi (7 Kbar).

 Types of Pressure Sensors

 Absolute Pressure Sensor
 Gauge Pressure Sensor
 Differential Pressure Sensor

Sensors Specifications Price Availability

 High precision pressure
 Absolute sensing (± 4.0 kPa)
Rs 2,150 to Easily
4000 available
Pressure Sensor  Ratiometric analog output
 Large temperature range (-40
°C to 140 °C)
 Broken wire detection
 Clamping
 “Green” 8-pin SMD housing
Automotive qualified
 Gauge  Gage length- o.3mmto 60mm Rs 550 to Easily
 Foil material- A: Cu-Ni alloy 700 available
Pressure Sensor  Base material- polyester
 Gage factor- 2.00(nominal)
 Measurable strain- 2 to 4%
maximum
 Temperature range- -30°C to
+80°C

 Pressure range -0-700 bar Rs100to800 Easily

 Differential available
 Output-4-20mA,1-5v
Pressure  Unique anti-condensation
Sensor technology
 Temperature range - -40°C-
+140°C
 Static pressure – DP 13.8Mpa
HP 25MPa, DR 6.9MPa

 Advantages of Pressure Sensor

 Improves safety measures
 Enhances system performance
 Allows precise measurement
 Cost-effective solution

 Disadvantages of Pressure Sensor
 Can be costly to install
 Sensitive to temperature changes
 Requires regular calibration
 Prone to mechanical damage
 Limited in measuring range

 Applications of Pressure Sensor

 Automotive applications
 Life-saving medical applications
 Automated building applications
 Industrial applications
 Life-enhancing consumer applications

3.Vibration sensors
The first ones appeared in the early 1900's and were large mechanical
devices, devised to measure and to record tractive and brake effort in the
automotive industry. They consisted of two tracing pens, one centered and
one pendulum mounted, above a paper scroll. The scroll was housed on two
clockwork-driven drums operated by a winding handle. Before its invention,
the only method of measuring acceleration was by observation.
Modern-day vibration sensors are electronic devices, using either
piezoelectric or piezoresistive technology. Most models used in plant
monitoring applications are the piezoelectric types.
A vibration sensor is a device that measures the amount and frequency of
vibration in a given system, machine, or piece of equipment. Vibration
sensors can be used to give maintenance teams insight into conditions within
key assets that might lead to equipment failure, allowing them to predict the
maintenance of the machinery, to reduce overall costs, and increase the
performance of the machinery.
Their construction consists of a crystal of piezoelectric material to which is
attached a seismic mass. When the crystal is stressed in tension or
compression, it generates an electrical charge which is proportional to the
acceleration level it is experiencing. Internal circuitry converts this signal into
a voltage or current (4-20mA) output for data collectors or process control
loops.
 Types of vibration Sensors
 Accelerometer
 Velocity sensors
 Displacement sensor

Sensors Specifications Price Availability

 Accelerometer  Acceleration range- ±10g Rs 2,150 Easily
 Bandwidth-DC-400 Hz available
to 4000
 Sensitivity -10Ff/g
 Resolution -100µg/Hz
 Operating voltage -5V
 Quality factor -10
 Sensitivity-100Mv/in/sec Rs 550 to Easily
 Velocity  Sensitivity tolerance-±10 % available
sensors 700
 Frequency response, ±3 dB-1.6
Hz - 7,000 Hz
 Mounting thread-1/4-28 captive
socket head screw
 Measurement center distance -47.3 RS Easily
 Displacement
100to800 available
mm 1.862 in
sensor  Measuring range-±5 mm ±0.197 in
 Resolution-1.5 μm 0.059 mil

 Advantages of Vibration Sensors

 Many form factors available
 All sensors equipped with high-quality stainless-steel casings
 Sensors suitable for use in demanding industrial settings
 Standard connectors according to IP67 protection class
 Almost all vibration sensors come with integrated amplifiers
 Submersible vibration sensors for use in depths of several hundred
meters are available
 Complete measurement systems for a wide variety of applications, e.g.,
VibroMatrix and VibroLine

 Disadvantages of Vibration Sensors

 Accelerometer: It is sensitive to higher frequency noise, and requires
external power.
  Velocity sensor: It has a lower resonant frequency, bigger in size and
higher in weight, cross noise, etc

 Applications of Vibration Sensors

 Measuring building vibrations
 Vibrations affecting humans in buildings
 Vibrations affecting humans in railway vehicles and on ships
 Vibrations affecting humans in vehicles or when working on machines
 Vibrations of wind turbines

 Transducers

A transducer is a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Usually, a transducer converts a signal in one form of energy to a signal in
another. The output of the sensing element generally acts as an input for the
transducing element which then converts the output signal of the sensing
element into a proportional output as an electrical signal.

 Types of Transducers
 1. Temperature Transducers
 2. Inductive Transducers
 3. Pressure Transducers

1. Temperature Transducers

A Temperature Transducer is a device that transforms thermal energy into

physical quantities including mechanical energy, pressure, and electrical
impulses, among other things.

 Types of Temperature Transducers

Types Specifications Price Availability

1. RTD  Temp range : - Rs 350 to 550 Easily available
250 to 1000 °C
 Measuring
 Current: 10
milliamps DC
max
2. Thermocoupl  95-900°C Rs 450 to 1050 Easily available

3. Thermistor  Temp range : Rs 99 to 150 Easily available

−55 °C to +150
°C
 Dissipation
Constant: 2.7
mW/°C.

 Advantages of Temperature Transducers

 Very wide temperature range of about -200oC to +2500oC
 Fast response time
 They are a simple construction
 Low initial cost
 Durable

 Disadvantages of Temperature Transducer

 Non-linearity
 Self-heating
 Moisture failures

 Applications of Temperature Transducers

 They can be utilized as current-limiting devices for circuit security
as replacements for fuses.
 They can be employed as timers in the degaussing coil circuit of
most Cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays.

2. Pressure Transducers
 A pressure transducer measures pressure. It uses a sensor capable of
converting the pressure acting on it into electrical signals. These electrical
signals are then relayed to controllers or PLCs where they are then
processed and recorded. Pressure transducers use strain gauges to measure
the force acting on them.

 Types of Pressure Transducers

Types Specifications Price Availability

 Bellows  Temperature Rs 2,150 to 4000 Easily available
Min.: 0 °C Max:
50 °C
 Operating
Pressure: 6.5 bar
 C type burdon  Temperature Rs 550 to 700 Easily available
tube range up to
300*c
 pressures in the
range 10 kPa to
100 MPa

 Advantages of Pressure Transducers

 They are economical and are designed on robust technologies.
 They provide great stability and regulated output.
  They're highly sensitive, compact, and lightweight.
 Simple to construct and highly durable.

 Disadvantages of Pressure Transducers

 Provide only moderate accuracy in case of drifts.
 Give delayed response to shocks and vibrations.
 They're not reliable for high-temperature ranges and offer only
moderate accuracy.
 Highly sensitive to environmental conditions.

 Applications of Pressure Transducers

 Measuring inlet, outlet or system pressure in engine test setup.
 Measuring pressure drops in a line for preventive maintenance.
 Measuring fluid height or level in tanks.
 Measuring the pressure of slurry/slush using a flush diaphragm
pressure transducer.

 Reference links:
 https://www.omega.com/en-us/resources/pressure-transducers-
applications
 https://www.bourdon-instruments.com/be/en/product-overview/
pressure-gauges/c/36822
 https://rspsupply.com/c-6280-temperature-transmitters-
transducers.aspx#:~:text=Temperature%20transmitters%20and
%20transducers%20are,air%20conditioning%20(HVAC)
%20systems.

 Conclusion
 Transducers are versatile devices that play a pivotal role in a wide
range of industries. Understanding the various types of transducers
and their applications is crucial for engineers, scientists, and
professionals working in fields where accurate measurement and
monitoring are essential. This survey report provides a
comprehensive overview of the most common types of transducers,
allowing for informed decision-making in selecting the right
transducer for a specific application.

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