How to Calculate Process Variable from 4-20mA current loop output of a field transmitter. Check the formula to find out Process variable (PV).
First Calculate equivalent Percentage from 4-20mA signal
Then calculate equivalent Process variable from percentage
Where,
X is 4-20mA signal
LRV is Lower Range Value
URV is Upper Range Value
Example :
Lower Range Value, LRV = 0
Upper Range Value, URV = 250
Output Current in range of 4-20mA, X = 15.5 mA
Percentage = ( X * 6.25 ) – 25 = (15.5 * 6.25) – 25 = 71.875 %
Process Variable = [ { Percentage * ( URV – LRV ) } / 100 ] + LRV
Process Variable = [ ( 71.875 * 250 ) / 100 ] + 0 = 179.6875
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Can you help please. This week I installed a vibration sensor with a 4-20mA output. At the data logger I burdened the loop with a 100 ohm precision resistor. Unfortunately the logger was setup for a 500 ohm resistor. The range should have been 0-20 mm/sec for .4 to 2v. Instead, because of the wrong resistor, the range was -5 to 0. Could you tell me please how to re-scale -5-0 to 0-20 ?
thank u sir for detail information
I don't really know what 6.25 and 25 figures in the first formula.
But the easiest way is:
1) to subtract 4 from 15.5.
4-15.5= 11.5
2) Then divide 11.5 by 16 "Span" and multiply by 100.
(11.5\16)*100= 71.875%
Simple to remember and to do.
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Same your formula in this article
25= 4/16 in your procedure
6.25 = 100/16 in your procedure
(X*6.25)-25 is simplest form of ur procedure