DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the staff : Sri N.Khaja meeran
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : AEIE
Institute : S.G.P.R Govt polytechnic,Kurnool
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation-I
Subject code : AEI-305
Topic : Displacement and position measurement
Sub-Topic : Rotary Variable Differential Transformer
Duration : 100 min
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations, Photographs.
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 Objectives

Upon the completion of this topic you will be

able to know about

• Principle and operation of Rotary Variable

Differential transformer (RVDT).

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 Principle :

It produces an electrical output which is proportional

to the angular displacement of the magnetic movable
core.

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Uex = excitation voltage,
Uo = output voltage,
1 = excitation coil,
2 = output coil,
3 = moving core
or armature, 4 = sensing shaft
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Rotary Variable Differential Transformer
(RVDT)

Fig 1

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 Operation :

• It consists of a single primary winding P1 and two

secondary windings S1 and S2.

• The secondary windings have an equal number of turns.

• They are identically placed on either side of the primary

winding connected in series opposition.

• A shaft whose angular velocity is to be measured is

connected to the core.

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• When primary winding is excited by an a.c signal,
voltages are induced in each secondary section.

The out put of RVDT is given by

eo= es1-es2

Where

es1 is induced voltage in secondary s 1

es2 is induced voltage in secondary s2

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 When The Core Is At Null Position
When the core at null position the output voltage in
secondary windings S1 and S2 are equal.

Therefore the differential output is e0=0

Fig 2
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When The Core Rotates In Clockwise Direction

When the core rotates in clockwise direction es1>es2.

The output voltage e0 is positive and in phase with
input signal.

Fig 3

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When The Core Rotates In Anticlockwise
Direction :

When the core is in anticlockwise direction es2>es1.

The output voltage e0 is negative and 1800 out of phase
with the input signal.

Fig 4
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• The amount of the angular displacement and
its direction may be ascertained from the
magnitude and the phase of output voltage of
the transducer.

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 Summary

In this we have discussed about

• Principle and operation of

Rotary variable differential transformer (RVDT)

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 Quiz

1. RVDT is used for the measurement of

(c) Linear displacement

(e) Angular displacement

(g) Angular velocity

(i) Linear velocity

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2.RVDT converts

(c) Angular displacement into electrical output

(e) Linear displacement into electrical output

(g) Angular velocity into electrical output

(i) Linear velocity into electrical output

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 Frequently Asked Questions

1. Describe the principle of Rotary variable differential

transformer.

2. Explain the operation of Rotary variable differential

transformer with neat diagram.

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