Sensors

How Capacitive Probes are Used to Measure Level

Capacitive probes can be used to measure the depth of liquids and solids. A rod, normally coated with PVC or…

1 month ago

How a Bubbler Device is used for Level Measurement

An often utilized technique of indirectly measuring a liquid level is to measure the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of…

2 months ago

Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors: Principle of Operation & Applications

As the name suggests these sensors employs fiber optics technology to function. A fiber optic sensor generally guides light to…

2 months ago

Radar Level Transmitters: Operating Principle & Applications

Radar level transmitter basically employs electromagnetic waves to determine the fluid level in a tank. It converts level information into…

2 months ago

How Interferometers are used as Position Sensors

Interferometer sensors employ energy in the form of light or sound to make precise position/location measurements. There are a number…

2 months ago

Principle of Operation of Magnetostrictive Position Sensors

Magnetostrictive sensors detect the location of a magnetic ring that slides along a conductive metal tube; in other words this…

3 months ago

How to Connect Discrete Sensors to PLC Inputs

Discrete Sensor Outputs   Basically sensor outputs can be categorized into two types: discrete also referred to discrete or logic…

3 months ago

Photoelectric Pressure Transducer Operation

The photoelectric pressure transducer uses a phototube and a light source (either a stable source of light or ac modulated…

3 months ago

Electronic IC Temperature Sensors

Electronic IC temperature sensors are specialized integrated circuits that are used for sensing temperatures in the -55° C to +150°C…

3 months ago

What is Calibration of the Sensor?

Calibration of the sensor is the relationship between the physical measurement variable input and the signal variable output for that…

4 months ago