Hydrophil K 4326
Hydrophil K 4326
On – site – calibration
Application Function
HYGROPHIL®-K 4326-31 is a combi- The capacitive humidity sensor is • Measured and calculated
nation of a high quality capacitive produced in modern thin film technol- values:
humidity-sensor and the newest mi- ogy. Due to careful selection of mate- RH, TT, DT, HT, VP, MH, …
croprocessor technology. These are rials, to state-of-the-art production
the guarantee for best accuracy, ex- technology and a long experience in • Optional with display
cellent long-term stability, small hys- thin film technology, all humidity sen-
teresis and high resistance to pollut- sors show an excellent long-term • Two free scalable and config-
ants. The HYGROPHIL®-K 4326-31 stability, highest reproducibility of the urable analog outputs and se-
offers easy installation and on-site sensor characteristics, are wetable rial interface RS 232 or optional
adjustment. These features guarantee and very resistant to pollution. RS485
a simple service and a high availabil- The capacitive humidity sensor is in
ity even in harsh industrial applica- fact a plate capacitor. A polymer layer • For hard mechanical and
tions. is placed between a metal electrode chemical stress with a high
The actual measured or calculate and a coated glass substrate. The resistance sensor which can
data can be indicated on the optional dielectric permittivity ε of the polymer be displaced 20m from the
integrated display. depends on its water content, that transmitter
The user friendly software tool (MS means it depends on relative humidity
WINDOWSTM) is a great help for easy RH. • Two free configurable relay
data analysis and logging in graphical For an optimal humidity exchange outputs
or spreadsheet format on a PC as between the polymer layer and the
well as for data and alarm manage- surrounding air, the metal electrode is • Two point calibration
ment and configuration. a porous layer of 0.1 - 1µm. The ab-
Some of typical applications are: sence of additional isolation layers • MIN / MAX - function
leads to a high sensitivity.
¾ Chemical industry
¾ High end HVAC
¾ Drying processes
¾ Oven processes
¾ Pharmaceutical industry
¾ Meteorology
¾ Green houses
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Technical Data
Measured quantities
Relative humidity
Humidity sensor standard or coating (for aggressive mediums)
Working range 0...100 % RH (confirm to the working range of the humidity
sensor, see enclosed diagram)
Accuracy incl. hysteresis and nonlinearity with:
- special calibration against certified standards ± 1 % RH (0...90 % RH) ± 2 % RH (90...100 % RH)
- standard calibration ± 2 % RH (0...90 % RH) ± 3 % RH (90...100 % RH)
Guaranteed accuracy limits - GAL 23 for range 0-90 % RH 2,35 % RH
according to standard NFX15.113 for range 0-100 % RH 2,96 % RH
Temperature dependence electronics typical ± 0,01 % RH/°C
Temperature dependence sensing probe typical ± (0,002+0,002 x RH[%] x ∆T [°C] ∆T = T – 20°C
Response time t90 ( metal grid filter ) < 15s
Temperature
Temperature sensor element Pt 1000 (class A, DIN EN 60751)
Working range sensing head -40...180 °C (optional °F)
Temperature dependence of electronics typical 0,005 °C/°C
Accuracy (typical)
0,6
0,4
Tolerance [°C]
0,2
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
-0,2
-0,4
-0,6
Temperature [°C]
Outputs
2 free scalable and configurable analog outputs 0-5V -1 mA < IL < 1 mA
0 - 10 V -1 mA < IL < 1 mA
0 - 20 mA RL < 350 Ohm
4 - 20 mA RL < 350 Ohm
Serial interfaces RS232
RS485 optional
Values and ranges
Relative humidity RH 0 ... 100 %
Temperature TT -40 ... 180 °C
Dew point DT -80 ... 100 °C ( Frost point FP -80 ... 0 °C )
Humid temperature HT 0 ... 100 °C
Water vapor pressure VP 0 ... 1100 mbar
Mixed humidity MH 0 ... 1000 g/kg
Absolute Humidity DV 0 ... 700 g/m3
Specific enthalpy h 0 ... 2800 kJ/kg
100
90
Relative humidity [ % ]
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Temperature [ °C ]
The working range of the humidity sensor element is shown in terms of humidity / temperature limits.
Although the sensor would not deteriorate beyond the limits, their performance can only be specified within the
limits of the working range.