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Lead-Wire-Resistance Compensation Technique Using a Single Zener Diode for Two-Wire Resistance Temperature Detectors
Wei Li1, Shusheng Xiong2, Xiaojun Zhou1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Abstract:
In remote measurement systems, the lead wire resistance of the resistance sensor will produce a large measurement error. In order to ensure the accuracy of remote measurement, a novel lead-wire-resistance compensation technique is proposed, which is suitable for a two-wire resistance temperature detector. By connecting a zener diode in parallel with the resistance temperature detector (RTD) and an interface circuit specially designed for it, the lead-wire-resistance value can be accurately measured by virtue of the constant voltage characteristic of the zener diode when reverse breakdown occurs, and compensation can thereby be made when calculating the resistance of RTD. Through simulation verification and practical circuit testing, when the sensor resistance is in 848-2120 Ω scope and the lead wire resistance is less than 50 Ω, the proposed technology can ensure the measuring error of the sensor resistance within ±1 Ω and the temperature measurement error within ±0.3 °C for RTDs performing 1000 Ω at 0 °C. Therefore, this method is able to accurately compensate the measurement error caused by the lead wire resistance in two-wire RTDsand is suitable for most applications.
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