DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : M. Vani
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : AEI
Institution : Dr.B.R.Ambedkar GMRP,KNR
Year/sem : III-sem
Subject : Process Instrumentation-1
Subject code : AEI-305
Duration : 100 minutes
Topic : Fund of Instrument
Sub – Topic : Classification of Transducer
Teaching aids : PPT
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 Objectives

On completion of this topic you will be able to

know the following:

• Transducer

• Classification of transducer

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 Transducer

• It is a device which converts one form of energy into

another form of energy

• The transducer may be electrical or mechanical

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 Electrical Transducer

It is a device which converts any physical

quantity or physical conditions into electrical signal.

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Elements of transducer

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Transducer consists of two constituent elements

a) sensing element

b) Transduction element

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 Sensing element

• It is the part of a transducer which basically senses the

change in physical quantity ( parameter)

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 Transduction element

It is the part of transducer which transforms the response of

the sensing element into the electrical output.

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 Classification

All electrical transducers are broadly classified under two

categories.

1. Active transducers

2. Passive transducers

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 Active transducer

Active transducer, are self generating devices, operating

under energy conversion principle

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 Active Transducer Examples

• Thermoelectric

• Piezoelectric

• Photovoltaic

• Pyroelectric

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 Active transducer examples.

• Electrodynamic

• Electromagnetic

• Magnetostrictive

• Galvanic

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 Passive transducer

• Passive transducers operate under energy controlling

principles

• Their working depends on external excitation

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 Passive transducer

Example of passive transducer

• Resistive

• Inductive

• Capacitive

• Photo Conductive etc.

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• Piezo resistive

• Magneto resistive

• Thermo resistive

• Hall effect

• Radio active absorption

• Ionic conduction

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 Summary

We have discussed about

• Definition of a transducer

• Elements of a transducer

• Classification of transducer

• Examples of transducer

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 Quiz

2) A device which converts one form of energy

into another form is called

a) Transducer
b) Transistor
c) Transformer
d) None

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2) Active transducer requires

– External excitation
– No external excitation
– Can not say
– None

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2) passive Transducer requires

– External excitation
– No external excitation
– Can not say
– None

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 Frequently asked questions

1) Define transducer

2) Classify the transducers

3) Define active & passive transducer and give two

examples each .

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