Xiv. appendix a: temperature calibration check – Xylem WE100 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER User Manual

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XIV.

Appendix A: Temperature Calibration check

Step 1) Fill a container of water with enough ice that it will not melt

quickly.

Step 2) Place the temperature sensor and thermometer into the

container. Turn on the power supply and the current meter.

Let the sensor stabilize for 30 minutes before taking any

measurements.

Step 3) Record the ice bath temperature, I

T

= _______, and record the

output current of the sensor, I

C

= _______.

Step 4) Fill a container with enough warm water that it will not cool

down quickly.

Step 5) Place the temperature sensor and thermometer into the

container. Turn on the power supply and the current meter.

Let the sensor stabilize for 30 minutes before taking any

measurements.

Step 6) Record the warm water temperature, W

T

= _______, and

record the output current of the sensor, W

C

= _______.

Step 7) Subtract I

C

from W

C,

W

C

- I

C

= _______ = C.

Step 8) Subtract I

T

from W

T,

W

T

- I

T

= _______ = T.

Step 9) Calculate B. W

C

– (C/T)(W

T

)= _______ = B.

Step 10) Find the low current value for the sensor. –(C/T)(50)+B= _____

= L

C

. This current is the output current the sensor would

produce if the temperature were -50°C.

Step 11) Find the high current value for the sensor. (C/T)(50)+B= _____

= H

C

. This current is the output current the sensor would

produce if the temperature were 50°C.

Step 12) Use these new current values to recalibrate the system that is

monitoring the sensor output.

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