University of Jordan

School of Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering Department
Transducers Laboratory

Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD)

Student Name Number

Dana Riyad Jamil Alswaiti 0184293
Abdullah Ali Affaneh 0193982
Wael Mohammad Jadallah 0195016
Raghad Sari Abdallah 0196155

Instructor: Eng. Nadeen Habash

Part1: Basic RTD Circuit: Part 2: Non-linearity of Wheatstone bridge

Voltage Voltage
Temperature Temperature
(mV) (mV)
33.5 124.1 31.8 38.3
35.2 127.5 34.6 41.7
36.4 131.2 36.6 44.5
37.1 133.6 38.5 46.6
38.7 138.7 41.2 50.3
40.2 142.7 43.8 53.9
42.6 150.3 45.5 56.1
44.6 156.6 47.1 58.1
49.1 168.2 48.9 60.1
54.2 183.7 51.3 63.1

Sensitivity =2.9188 mV/C Sensitivity =1.2864 mV/C

non- linearity= 1.509 % non-linearity= 0.73%

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Voltage versus Tempreture
y = 2.9188x + 25.522
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R² = 0.9991
160

140
V vesrus T (1)
Voltage (mV)

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V versus T (2)
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Linear (V vesrus T (1))
y = 1.2864x - 2.6695
80 Linear (V versus T (2))
R² = 0.9995
60

40

20

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25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Tempreture (Celsius)

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Q5 : Compare the results you obtain in the two parts.
The non-Linearity of the orange line is less than the Non-Linearity of the blue line because we increased the
value of (n) and thus increase the values of R3 and R4 in the whetstone bridge.

Q6: Discuss the reasons for choosing the Wheatstone bridge as a signal conditioning element.
The Wheatstone bridge is used for precision measurement of resistance from approximately 1 ohm to the
low mega-ohm range. This mean is suitable for measuring small resistances.

Q7: Why do we use OP-AMP?

To amplify the output voltage from the bridge.

Q8: What is the difference between the LM741 OP-AMP and AD620?
the AD620 is better than LM741 because it is an instrumentation amplifier that eliminates the noise
effect on weak signals.

Q9: What are the sources of errors in this experiment?

1- The time constant of the thermocouple.
2- Noise on the weak output signal.
3- The accuracy of the RTD.
4- measurement and human error.

Q10: If you are going to complete the circuit and display the results on PC what signal processing elements
are needed and how can you finally display the temperature reading?
we need to use Arduino as a microcontroller, temperature sensor(LM35), jumpers, USB, and LCD to
display the results, also we need to amplify the voltage to reach 5v and make the process easier.

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