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Temperature calibration: Thermocouples vs. resistance thermometers

Katja Strecke | Know-how
Temperature calibration: Thermocouples vs. resistance thermometers

In temperature calibration, high demands are placed on reference thermometers in terms of accuracy and reproducibility and thus long-term stability. Therefore, RTDs (“resistance temperature detectors”) – here specifically platinum resistance thermometers – and …

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Pt100 in class B or F 0.3 – what does IEC 60751 say?

Roland Sachs | Know-how
Pt100: Which class

Perhaps you've already noticed that in some instances a Pt100 is specified with an accuracy class B or A. At other times, it has the class F 0.3 or F 0.15. This blog post looks at the specifications for Pt100 in the international IEC 60751 standard and explains the …

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Measuring instruments for combined heat and power plants (CHP)

Gerhard Renz | Applications
combined_heat_and_power_plant-CHP

The range of combined heat and power plants (CHP) is very large, as is the high variance of different plant types. The distinction is made by the generated power/heat output on the one hand and by the energy source used on the other. For all CHP plants, a large number …

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Pt100 in 2-, 3- or 4-wire connection?

Roland Sachs | Know-how
2-, 3- or 4-wire connection for Pt100?

Pt100, Pt1000 and NTC are the most-used measuring elements in resistance thermometers . I would like to use this blog to consider the question of connection types in greater detail. Resistance thermometers change their electrical resistance as a function of …

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Pt100, Pt1000 or NTC – which is the right sensor?

Roland Sachs | Know-how
thermometer in sunlight

Especially the machine-building industry often asks me which is the right measuring element for them. This is the reason why I want to explain in this article the differences between the most commonly used sensors Pt100, Pt1000 and NTC. I will go into more detail about …

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