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WHAT IS TRANSDUCER?
TRANSDUCER
Convert various
physical
quantities into
related
electrical values
In electronic
instrumentation
nonelectrical
physical
quantity
electrical signal
WHY WE NEED
TRANSDUCERS?
IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN
INDUSTRIAL & SCIENTIFIC
FIELD
Rate of flows
of fluids
Measurement of physical
parameters
Position
Temperature
Force
Pressure
TRANSDUCERS
IN
DAILY LIFE
Transducers
in
your daily life
TRANSDUCER FUNCTION
Sense
Sense the
presence,
magnitude, change
in, and frequency
of some
*measurand
*Measurand =
the quantity,
property, or
condition
translated into
electrical signal
Provide
output
Provide an
electrical output
that gives
accurate
quantitative data
about *mesurand
Electrical
Output
Measurand
Transducer
Excitation
TYPES OF TRANSDUCERS
Passive
- Variable resistance
Active/Self
Generating
Transducers
- Variable inductance
- Moving-coil generator
- Variable capacitance
- Thermocouple
- Piezoelectric
- Photovoltaic cell
HOW TO SELECT A
TRANSDUCER?
COMMON TRANSDUCERS
Resistive position
transducers
Resistance
temperature detectors
Strain gauge
Thermocouples
Capacitive transducers
Thermistors
Variable inductance
transducers
Photoconductive cells
Piezoelectric
transducers
Photodiode
Phototransistor
VT
R
V
R
B
Basic equations
R
VT
R
VE