Advantages of Thermocouple | disadvantages of Thermocouple
This page covers advantages and disadvantages of Thermocouple. It mentions Thermocouple advantages or benefits and Thermocouple disadvantages or drawbacks.
Introduction:
Thermocouples are temperature measuring devices. They are based on various effects viz.
seeback effect, peltier effect and thomson effect.
There are different types of thermocouples (T, J, K, E, S, R) based on materials used in the construction, sensitivities and supported temperature range.
The figure-1 depicts resistance versus temperature curve of Thermocouple. It can be used for high temperature measurements. It measures temperature from -2000C to 25000C.
➨Sensitivity order: Thermistor > RTD > Thermocouple
➨Linearity Order: RTD > Thermocouple > Thermistor
Benefits or advantages of Thermocouple
Following are the benefits or advantages of Thermocouple:
➨Thermocouples are self powered active devices.
➨They are simple in construction.
➨They are rugged.
➨They are cheaper.
➨They have wide temperature range.
Drawbacks or disadvantages of Thermocouple
Following are the disadvantages of Thermocouple:
➨They are nonlinear.
➨They have low output voltage i.e. less sensitivity.
➨They require reference for operation.
➨They are less stable.
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