Suppose an electronic pressure transmitter has an input range of 0 to 100 PSI and an output range of 4 to 20 mA. When subjected to a 5-step up-and-down “As-Found” calibration test, it responds as such:
Sketch this instrument’s ideal transfer function on the graph, along with its actual transfer function graph based on the measured values recorded as shown in above table. Then, determine what kind of calibration error it has (zero shift, span shift, hysteresis, and/or linearity):
Finally, identify how this calibration error might be corrected. What steps or procedures would you follow to rectify this problem?
Solution:
This instrument has a zero shift error, but not a span shift or linearity error.
Read: Instrument Calibration Errors
A span error would look something like this (wrong slope):
A linearity error would look something like this (not a straight line):
A zero error is usually correctable by simply adjusting the “zero” screw on an analog instrument, without making any other adjustments.
Span errors, by contrast, usually require multiple adjustments of the “zero” and “span” screws while alternately applying 0% and 100% input range values to check for correspondence at both ends of the linear function.
For a SMART Transmitter, you can do zero trim and span trim using a HART communicator, by applying the respective value of process variable to the transmitter input and apply zero & span trims accordingly.
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Credits: Tony R. Kuphaldt
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