According to Wikipedia, a thermocouple is a temperature-measuring device consisting of two dissimilar conductors that contact each other at one or more spots. It produces a voltage when the temperature of one of the spots differs from the reference temperature at other parts of the circuit.
The voltage is converted to a temperature. There are many different designs depending on the pair of conductors used.
The thermocouple which measured the car's coolant temperature failed and so the car overheated.
Impediments with thermocouples. Temperature estimation with a thermocouple requires two temperatures measured, the intersection at the work end and the intersection where wires meet the instrumentation copper wires.
A device for accurate measurement of temperature difference between two junctions. A thermocouple consists of two dissimilar metals joined at two joints in a loop so that the difference in voltage can be measured. If the temperature of one junction is known, the other junction temperature can be calculated. Since voltage changes in proportion to temperature, the voltage difference indicates temperature differences.
A thermocouple is a thermometer made by using two wires of different metals in a circuit. Two junctions are then formed between the different metals-- one of which is joined to the object having the temperature to be measured and the other is joined to an object having a fixed temperature. An measurable voltage proportional to the temperature difference is generated in the loop.
for temperature sensing i will suggest a RTD or A THermocouple. for temperature sensing i will suggest a RTD or A THermocouple.
a thermocouple is a sensor used to measure temperature under a wide variety of temperature ranges and condition
Temperature is usually measured via expansion/contraction of a liquid (liquid thermometer), differences in expansion/contraction of two metals (bi-metallic strip thermometer), changes in electrical resistance (thermistor or thermocouple) or radiant energy (for example: a pyrometer)
Cause: Poor thermocouple contactSolution: Check the thermocouple
Thermocouple elements are temperature sensors that are useful over a wide range of temperatures. They are used with thermocouple temperature probes, bimetallic devices that are suitable for various temperature sensing applications.
Temperature is usually measured via expansion/contraction of a liquid (liquid thermometer), differences in expansion/contraction of two metals (bi-metallic strip thermometer), changes in electrical resistance (thermistor or thermocouple) or radiant energy (for example: a pyrometer)
Both are used to measure temperature, but by different means. A liquid based thermometer uses the expansion of a liquid with temperature to indicate the temperature, while a thermocouple uses electrical differentials at the junctions of dissimilar metals to do so. So in the case of the liquid thermometer the reading is position of a liquid in a tube, and in the case of a thermocouple it is a voltage measured with a voltmeter. Thermocouples may be better suited to measuring extreme temperatures.
To create a thermocouple one needs thermocouple wire, a means of spot welding the wire, and wire strippers. A thermocouple is used to measure temperature.