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.

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