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Transducer Types, Ideal Characteristics

Applications
There are various electrical and electronic components are used to build the circuits and pr
students. The components are active and passive components, sensors, transducers, tr
modules (WiFi, Bluetooth, GSM, RFID, GPS), and so on. In general, the process of trans
conversion of one form of energy into another form. This process mainly includes a sensing
input energy and then converting it into another form by a transduction element. Measura
quantity or state that the transducer looks to translate into an electrical output. Here, this
is a transducer, transducer types, and applications of the transducer.

What is a Transducer?
A transducer is an electrical device that is used to convert one form of energy into another f
devices deal with di!erent types of energies such as mechanical, electrical energy, light ene
thermal energy, acoustic energy, electromagnetic energy, and so on.

Transducer

For instance, consider a mic we use in daily life in telephones, mobile phones, that con
electrical signals and then amplifies it into the preferred range. Then, alters the electric
signals at the o/p of the loudspeaker. Nowadays, fluorescent bulbs are used for lighting, c
energy into light energy.

The best examples of the transducer are mic, fluorescent bulb, and the speaker can be consi
Likewise, there are di!erent kinds of transducers used in electrical and electronic projects
Transducer Types and Its Applications
There are a variety of transducer types like pressure transducer, piezoelectric transducer,
temperature transducer, and so on. Let us discuss the use of di!erent types of tra
applications.

Transducer Types

Some transducer types like active transducer and passive transducers are based on whet
required or not.

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types of transducers
transducers work on the principle of energy conversion. They g
transducers applications signal that is proportional to the i/p. The best example o

thermocouple. Whereas passive transducer requires an external p

operation. They generate an o/p in the form of capacitance, resistance. Then that has t
equivalent voltage or current signal. The best example of a passive transducer is a photocell.

Piezoelectric Transducer
A piezoelectric transducer is a special kind of sensor, and the main function of this tra
mechanical energy into electrical energy. In the same way, electrical energy can be transfo
energy.

Piezoelectric Transducer

Piezoelectric Transducer Applications

This transducer is mainly used to detect the sticks drummer’s impact on electronic d
used to detect the movement of the muscle, which can be named as acceleromyogr
The load of the engine can be determined by calculating diverse absolute pressure,
using these transducers as the MAP sensor in fuel injection systems.
 This sensor can be used as a knock sensor in automotive engine management
knock of the engine.

Pressure Transducer
A pressure transducer is a special kind of sensor that alters the pressure forced into ele
transducers are also called as pressure indicators, manometers, piezometers, transmitters, a

Pressure Transducer

Application of Pressure Transducer

The pressure transducer is used to measure the pressure of the specific quantity like gas or l
pressure into electrical energy. The di!erent kinds of these transducers like an amplifie
strain-gage base pressure transducer, millivolt (mv) pressure transducer, 4-20mA pres
pressure transducer.

The applications of pressure transducer mainly involve in altitude sensing, pressure se

sensing, flow sensing, and leak testing. These transducers can be used for generating an e
the speed breakers on the highways or roads where the force of the vehicles can be con
energy.
Temperature Transducer
Temperature transducer is an electrical device that is used to convert the temperature of
quantity like electrical energy or pressure or mechanical energy, then the quantity will b
device for controlling the temperature of the device.

Temperature Transducer

Application of Temperature Transducer

Temperature transducer is used to measure the temperature of the air such that to contr
several control systems like air-conditioning, heating, ventilation, and so on.
 Arduino based automatic fan speed regulator controlling of temperature Block
Diagram

Let us consider a practical example of a temperature transducer that is used to control th

device based on the necessity for di!erent industrial applications. An Arduino based
regulator controlling of temperature and exhibiting a measure of temperature on an LCD disp

In the proposed system, IC LM35 is used as a temperature transducer. An Arduino board

various functions that include analog to digital conversion and an LCD display that is connec
 Practical Application of Temperature Transducer

The temperature can be fixed by using settings like INC and DEC for increasing and decr
temperature measured a pulse width modulation o/p will be generated by the program of a
output of this is used to control the DC fan through the motor driver IC.

Ultrasonic Transducer
The main function of the ultrasound transducer is to convert electrical signals to ult
transducer can also be called as capacitive or piezoelectric transducers.
 Ultrasonic Transducer

Application of Ultrasonic Transducer

This transducer can be used to measure the distance of the sound based on reflection. This m
on a suitable method compared to the straight methods which use di!erent measuring sc
are hard to find, such as pressure areas, very high temperature, using conventional method
the distance is not a simple task. So, this transducer-based measuring system can be used in
 Application of Ultrasonic Transducer Projects kit

The proposed system uses 8051 microcontrollers, power supplies, an ultrasonic transducer
of transmitter and receiver, LCD display blocks are used which are shown in the above block

Here, if any obstacle or any object is found that is detected by ultrasonic transducer then i
and gets reflected back from the object and these waves are received by the transducer. T
the transducer for transmitting & receiving the waves can be noted by considering the vel
based on the sound velocity and a pre-programmed microcontroller is performed such
measured and displayed on an LCD display. Here, the display is interfaced with a microcon
transducer produces 40kHz frequency waves.

Transducer Characteristics
The characteristics of a transducer are given below that are determined by examining t
transducer to a variety of i/p signals. Test conditions create definite operating conditions a
The methods of computational and standard statistical can be applied to the test data.

Accuracy
Precision
Resolution
Sensitivity
Drift
Linearity
Conformance
Span
Hysteresis
Distortion
Noise

Thus, this is all about di!erent types of transducers used in several electrical and electro
fascinated by implementing projects by using transducers? Then, please give your suggestio
the comment section below. Here is a question for you, what is the main function of the tran
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8 Comments

Ningappa Says:
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Can you name the ultrasonic transducer which is used in flow meter application

Tarun Agarwal Says:

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Hi Ningappa
The name is ultrasonic flow meter, or ultrasonic flow transducer, etc.

Ritik Says:
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A Transducer is present in mobe phones????

Tarun Agarwal Says:

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Hi Ritik
Yes, the best example of the transducer is the mic which we use in daily life in telephones, mobile ph
the sound into electrical signals and then amplifies it into the preferred range. Then, alters the electri
signals at the o/p of the loudspeaker.
.

Ashwini Shende Says:

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yes it is present in mobiles phone in the spekers as well as our audio voice converted into electrical s
the speaker which is audible to us

Oladotun Olanrewaju Says:

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This is really great as I’ve been able to find all that I need about the transducer, but I wouldn’t know which
use for a BIOCHIP?
Elakiri Says:
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Great work!

JOHN MULINDI Says:

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Well written and informative article on Transducers, many people tend to confuse Transducers and Senso
also write something on Sensors used in Industrial Instrumentation.

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