When choosing a transducer, the following factors must be considered: the operating principle, sensitivity, operating range, accuracy and repeatability, transient and frequency response, loading effects, environmental compatibility, insensitivity to unwanted signals, usage and ruggedness, electrical aspects, stability and reliability, and good static characteristics. The transducer selected must be appropriate for the application and maintain its input-output relationship under the operating conditions.
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Selection of Transducers
When choosing a transducer, the following factors must be considered: the operating principle, sensitivity, operating range, accuracy and repeatability, transient and frequency response, loading effects, environmental compatibility, insensitivity to unwanted signals, usage and ruggedness, electrical aspects, stability and reliability, and good static characteristics. The transducer selected must be appropriate for the application and maintain its input-output relationship under the operating conditions.
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Selection of Transducers
The following factors should be considered when choosing a
transducer for a particular application: Operating principle The transducers are many a times selected on the basis of the operating principle used by them. Sensitivity The transducers must be sensitive enough to produce detectable output. Operating range The transducers should maintain the range requirements and have a good resolution over the entire range. Accuracy & repeatability High accuracy ensures that frequent calibration is not required and errors are less. Repeatability is more important than accuracy. Transient and frequency response Transducer should meet the desired time domain specifications like peak overshoot, rise time, settling time etc. It should have ideally a flat frequency response or at least a high cutoff to have a wide bandwidth. Loading effects The transducer should have high input impedance and low output impedance to avoid loading effects. Environmental compatibility The transducer selected to work under specified environmental conditions should maintain its input - output relationship and should not break down. It should work under corrosive environments (if required to do so), should be able to withstand pressures and shocks to which it is subjected to. Insensitivity to unwanted signals The transducer must be minimally sensitive to unwanted signals and highly sensitive to desired signals. Usage & ruggedness The ruggedness both of mechanical and electrical intensities of the transducer versus its size and weight must be considered. Electrical aspects Attention must be paid to signal-to-noise ratios in case the transducer is to be used in conjunction with amplifiers. Stability and reliability The transducer should exhibit a high degree of stability during its operation and storage life Good static characteristics The transducer should have low non-linearity, low hysterisis and high resolution.