Temperature Sensor Types

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  • Created by: jwgcurrie
  • Created on: 07-12-19 13:03
Name an Advantage of a Thermistor
Sensitivity
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Name a Disadvantage of a Thermistor
Self-heating
2 of 29
Name an Advantage of RTD
Accuracy
3 of 29
Name a Disadvantage of RTD
Lead Resistance Error
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Name an Advantage of a Thermocouple
Self-powered
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Name a Disadvantage of a Thermocouple
Cold-junction compensation
6 of 29
Which sensor is Sensitive
Thermistor
7 of 29
Which Sensor is Accurate
Thermistor & RTD
8 of 29
Which Sensor has the best cost
Thermistor
9 of 29
Which Sensor is Rugged
Thermistor & Thermocouple
10 of 29
Which Sensor has flexible packages
Thermistor
11 of 29
Which Sensor has a 'Hermetic Seal'
Thermistor
12 of 29
Which Sensor has the best Stability
RTD
13 of 29
Which Sensor has the best Linearity
RTD
14 of 29
Which Sensor has the best Temperature Range
Thermocouple
15 of 29
Which Sensor has no Self-Heating
Thermocouple
16 of 29
Which Sensor suffers from non-linearity
Thermistor
17 of 29
Which Sensor suffers from self-heating
Thermistor
18 of 29
Which sensor suffers from moisture failures (glass only)
Thermistor
19 of 29
Which sensor suffers from lead resistance error
RTD
20 of 29
Which sensor has a bad response time (relative to the others)
RTD
21 of 29
Which sensor suffers from vibrational resistance
RTD
22 of 29
Which sensor is an awkward size
RTD
23 of 29
Which sensor has package limitations
RTD
24 of 29
Which sensor is unfortunate enough to have a 'Hermetic Seal Surface Mount'
RTD
25 of 29
Which Sensor unfortunately has a 'cold-junction' issue
Thermocouple
26 of 29
Which sensor suffers from compensation
Thermocouple
27 of 29
Which sensor has stabililty issues
Thermocouple
28 of 29
Which sensor needs TC extension leads
Thermocouple
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Card 2

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Name a Disadvantage of a Thermistor

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Self-heating

Card 3

Front

Name an Advantage of RTD

Back

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Card 4

Front

Name a Disadvantage of RTD

Back

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Card 5

Front

Name an Advantage of a Thermocouple

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