National Instruments Module SCXI-1503 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Theory of Operation
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For temperatures above 0
°C, coefficient C equals 0, reducing this equation
to a quadratic. If you pass a known current, I
EX
, through the RTD and
measure the output voltage developed across the RTD, V
0
, you can solve
for T as follows:
where
V
0
is the measured RTD voltage.
I
EX
is the excitation current.
US Industrial
Standard
American
3911
100
Ω
A = 3.9692
× 10
–3
B = –5.8495
× 10
–7
C = –4.233
× 10
–12
ITS-90
3928
100
Ω
A = 3.9888
× 10
–3
B = –5.915
× 10
–7
C = –3.85
× 10
–12
1
No standard. Check TCR.
Table 4-1. Platinum RTD Types (Continued)
Standard
Temperature
Coefficient of
Resistance
(TCR, PPM)
Typical
R
0
Callendar-Van
Dusen Coefficient
T
R
0
V
0
I
EX
-------
–
–0.5 R
0
A
R
0
2
A
2
4R
0
B R
0
V
0
I
EX
-------
–
⎝
⎠
⎛
⎞
–
+
⎝
⎠
⎜
⎟
⎛
⎞
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