What is the Purpose of Inverters? Whereas dc machines are controlled by varying the voltage and current, ac machines are…
Causes of Ground Loops In Instrumentation We may have situations in instrumentation and control systems, where the sensor and the…
Telemetry can be defined as the science of gathering information at some remote location and transmitting the data to a…
Introduction The knowledge of how to design low noise instrumentation systems is an essential skill that any practicing instrumentation engineer…
As the name suggests these sensors employs fiber optics technology to function. A fiber optic sensor generally guides light to…
The increasing requirement to demonstrate the integrity and reliability of engineering materials, products and plant has contributed immensely to the…
Interferometer sensors employ energy in the form of light or sound to make precise position/location measurements. There are a number…
Magnetostrictive sensors detect the location of a magnetic ring that slides along a conductive metal tube; in other words this…
Discrete Sensor Outputs Basically sensor outputs can be categorized into two types: discrete also referred to discrete or logic…
The photoelectric pressure transducer uses a phototube and a light source (either a stable source of light or ac modulated…