Thermocouples

Thermocouples

A thermocouple is a device used to convert heat energy into a voltage output. The thermocouple consists of two different

thermocouple types

What is a Thermocouple ?

RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the application of an externally-sourced electric current in order to function as temperature

Thermocouples Calibration Errors

Thermocouples Sources of Error

Homogeneity (Wire Uniformity) With thermocouples the main error lies not with stem conduction but with errors arising from inhomogeneity of

Thermocouple Reference Junction

Thermocouple Working Principle

THERMOCOUPLES A thermocouple is made up of two dissimilar metals, joined together at one end, that produce a voltage (expressed

Thermocouple Wiring Diagram

Basics of Thermocouples and RTD

Thermocouples What are Thermocouples? Thermocouples are temperature sensors. They operate under the principle that the junction of two dissimilar metals