Comparing Resistance and Thermocouple

Thermometers

Feature Resistance Thermometer Thermocouple Thermometer

Robustness Very Robust Robust

Thermistor: Narrow Range

Range Resistance Wire : Wide Range Can be very wide

Smaller than resistance

Larger than thermocouple , has
thermometers , has smaller thermal
Size greater thermal capacity,
capacity, so quicker acting and can
therefore, slower acting
measure temperature at a point
Thermistor : High sensitivity
over narrow range Can be sensitive if appropriate metals
Sensitivity
chosen
Resistance wire: Less sensitive

Thermistor : Fairly Linear over

narrow range
Linearity Non-linear so requires calibration
Resistance wire: Good linearity

Long conducting wires allow the Long conducting wires allow the
Remote Operation operator to be at a distance operator to be at a distance from the
from the thermometer thermometer