Figure 1 illustrates a simple strain gauge. Pressure transducers with a transmitter current output signal e.g. A method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said waveform is in the form of a triangular wave. An active transducer directly converts input variable into electrical signals. ANSWER: A. Inductive transducer . ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Another object is to provide an improved method of operating a transducer. The voltage between resistors 24, 25 is also supplied as a positive input to summing point 33. The primary transducer changes the physical quantities into a mechanical signal, and secondary transducer directly transforms it into an electrical signal. While analog strain gauges have been widely applied for many years, the reliability and performance of semiconductor strain gauges has now increased to the point where they may now be used for many critical sensing applications. A transducer as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said resistors has a variable resistance. Q7. • They can be used for measuring various physical quantities like temperature, pressure, displacement, force, vibrations etc. More particularly, two separate exciting signals, of identical waveform but shifted 90° from one another, are supplied to two separate coils. A transducer as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said waveforms is in the form of a triangular wave. together with the specification, and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. In modern digital control techniques, this analog signal must first be converted to a digital equivalent prior to use. 15.  It is also known as Linear Variable Differential Transducer. to understand the working principle, consider a conductor rod. The salient feature here is that the reference waveforms developed by both excitation means should be the same, albeit one shifted relative to the other by a known phase angle. The capacitive transducer consists of two parallel metal plates that are separated by the dielectric material such as air. of the vector-summed signal with the occurrence of a like distinguishing event of the exciting voltage being counted to produce a digital output signal. The most frequently used resistive transducer is the variable resistor transducer which is also known as resistive sensors and can be used in the measurement of … A method as set forth in claim 10 wherein the amplitudes of said exciting voltages are the same. We are familiar with the equation of capacitor which is given as In a normal capacitor, the distance between the two plates is fixed, but … Both the AC and DC, current or voltage is appropriate for the measurement of variable resistance. The present invention contemplates that many changes and modifications may be made. The resistive transducer converts the physical quantities into variable resistance which is easily measured by the meters. In other words, the phase angle could be some angle other than 90°, as desired. The method may further include the additional step of comparing the phase angle of the vector-summed signal with the phase angle of either exciting voltage and producing a pulse-width-modulated square-wave output signal at the excitation frequency as a function of such phase comparison. And this property of conductors is used for measuring the physical quantities of material. Other types of devices include variable-phase output signal devices, such as resolvers. PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362. The outputs of these coils are coupled to an output coil through the position of the core. Summing point 18 also receives a triangular wave from triangular reference generator 19. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress, Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluids; by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. A variable reluctance sensor (commonly called a VR sensor) is a transducer that measures changes in magnetic reluctance. •The variable resistance transducers are also called as resistive transducers or resistive sensors. The resistive transducer element works on the principle that the resistance of the element is directly proportional to the length of the conductor and inversely proportional to the area of the conductor. 13. Pulse width counter 21 therefore provides a digital output signal reflective of the change in the resistance(s) of the bridge. Accordingly, the general object of this invention is to provide an improved transducer for indicating a change in a sensed physical parameter. Summing point 18 provides the summed signal to a pulse width modulator 20, which converts the superimposed waveform to a pulse-width-modulated square-wave, as illustrated in the associated waveform diagram. The present invention broadly provides an improved variable-phase resistive transducer, and a method of operating same. The linear variable differential transformer transducer is ... D. Resistive transducer View Answer / Hide Answer. 11. FIG. As illustrated, each of these resistors is variable, and may be a strain gauge mounted on a physically-movable member. Your email address will not be published. A method as set forth in claim 10 and further comprising the additional step of comparing the phase angle of the vector-summed output signal with the phase angle of either exciting voltage and for producing a pulse-width-modulated square-wave output signal at the excitation frequency. 5. However, this is not invariable. Information on such an LVPT is shown in certain literature of NWL Control Systems, 2220 Palmer Avenue, Kalamazoo, Mich. 49001, a division of Pneumo Corp. Additional details and improvements of this basic device may be shown or described in U.S. Pat. The circuit o/p can be directly adjusted against the input value. The dashed lines connecting the various resistors schematically indicate that these resistors are varied in a related or complimentary manner. At the outset, it should be clearly understood that like reference numerals are intended to identify the same structural elements, portions or surfaces consistently throughout the several drawing figures, as such elements, portions or surfaces may be further described or explained by the entire written specification of which this detailed description is an integral part. A method as set forth in claim 10 wherein said distinguishing event is a point in time when the value of said voltage reaches zero. These offer the attractive possibility of providing a direct digital output signal by counting the time delay represented by the relative phase shift. Resistive Transducers 1. They can be used for measuring various physical quantities like temperature, pressure, displacement, force, vibrations etc. LVITs, Linear Variable Inductive Transd­ucers, which have been around for more than 30 years, are relatively low cost, contac­tless position sensing devices that utilize eddy currents developed by an inductor in the surface of a conductive movable element that is mechan­ically coupled to the moving object whose position is being measured. The widths of the pulses of this output signal are modulated as a function of the time difference of the zero crossings of the vector-summed and reference signals. A strain gauge measures the external force (pressure) applied to a fine wire. However, they could alternatively be triangular-wave or sawtooth-wave generators. While analog strain gage transducers have been widely applied for many years, it is believed that no one has recognized the desirability of providing a simple output-signal analog-to-digital conversion, accomplished in much the same way that a variable-phase transducer can be digitized. These transducers are usually used as the secondary transducers, where the output from the primary mechanical transducer acts as the input for the variable resistance transducer. There are a number of ways because of which the resistance of the metal changes with the changed in the physical phenomenon. It modifies the inductance of the circuitas well as the equivalent output. A transducer as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said waveforms is a sine wave. The resistive transducer can work both as the primary as well as the secondary transducer. FIG. For example photovoltaic cell in which light energy is converted into electrical energy. 1. The slider moves horizontally. Another object is to provide an improved transducer that produces a digital output signal. The transducer used for the measurements is/are A. This square-wave is supplied to a pulse width counter 21, which counts the time difference (i.e., tS -tO) between distinguishing events (e.g., zero crossings) at a rate supplied by clock 22. This output time count is inherently a digital value. In the preferred embodiment, the inventive device further includes a comparator (35) for comparing the phase angle of the vector-summed output signal with the phase angle of either exciting voltage and for producing a pulse-width-modulated square-wave output signal at the excitation frequency. Resistive Type of Sensors - Their Analysis and Applications Debasmit Das 10115039 Batch : E3 2. The node between resistors 11 and 12 is grounded, as indicated at 16. ρ – the resistivity of the conductor in materials in ohm meter. 2 is a block diagram of an improved variable-phase resistive transducer, generally indicated at 23. A transducer for producing a digital output signal proportional to a change in a sensed physical parameter, comprising: a first pair of series-connected resistors; a second pair of series-connected resistors; the electrical resistance of at least one of said resistors being variable in response to a change in said sensed parameter; first excitation means for applying a first exciting alternating voltage at a particular frequency across said first pair; second excitation means for applying a second exciting alternating voltage at said frequency across said second pair; said first and second exciting voltages having identical waveforms but being shifted relative to one another by a constant phase angle; summing means for vector-summing the voltage existing at a point between the resistors of the first pair with the voltage existing at a point between the resistors of the second pair to provide a vector-summed output signal; and. The process of variation in resistance is widely used in the industrial applications. A resistive transducer is mainly used in the calculation of temperature, displacement, pressure, force. FIG. The variable resistance transducers are one of the most commonly used types of transducers. It is a passive transducer that means it requires external power for operation. The voltage existing at a point between resistors 26, 28 is supplied as a positive input to summing point 33. Sine wave generators 31 and 32 are operatively arranged to generate identical alternating waveforms (i.e., either sine waves, cosine waves, triangular waves, sawtooth waves or any other alternating waveform having a repetitive zero crossing) of like function and frequency. Resistance-Type Pressure Transducers. However, it need not necessarily be so. 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