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Confusion in Defining Calibration Range

10/13/2009 12:51 AM

Hello,

I have a confusion in defining calibration range.

As far as i know calibration range is defining ranges for which corresponding 4 mA or 20 mA should be generated for a given sensor. Is this correct?

When comes to my work i am doing data sheets for field instruments in my datasheets like pressure transmitter and temperature transmitter there are fields like
Range Limits:
Calibration Range:

i will define range limits my considering Max operating Pressure/Temp that will come to 66 % of the desired range.i am clear about range limits.

but for defining calibration range i am not clear
when i made little research on internet some said Min Operating pressure/Temp and Max operating pressure/Temp will be calibration range. But i feel this not clear because some people contradicted this.Please clarify me regarding this calibration range.

To add about temperature transmitters, i am using both RTD's and Thermocouple's for my application. when i interacted with some vendors they said there is no use of defining any calibration range at all for temperature sensors as everything is predifined in the form of table's and said calibration range is needed only for pressure sensors and other sensors other than temperature sensors.

But some vendors are contradicting this statement.

i am now totally confused in defining calibration range. If to define please guide me how to decide calibration range with respect to sensors application(Pressure, Temperature, Flow etc).

Please help me as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance:)

With Reagrds,
Gopi

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Re: Confusion in Defining Calibration Range

10/14/2009 2:52 PM

hi gopi..well m an electronics & instrumentation engg. B.Tech 3rd year student.i saw ur post.. well as far as i know about calibration range,it is actually said to be the calibration of the 4-20mA signal of the Tx w.r.t to the min & max operating pressure/flow etc.which means suppose u have a pressure Tx for operating range of 0-100Kg/sq.cm,but u r working in a field that handles pressure between 5-90Kg/sq.cm. now for this little shifting of range limits u cannot just simply design another pressure Tx,in this case u can adjust/calibrate the former pressure Tx for 5-90Kg/sq.cm. i.e. for 5kg/sq.cm the Tx o/p will be 4mA and for 90Kg/sq.cm the o/p will be 20mA..this can be achieved by adjusting the "zero" and "span" of the Tx w.r.t to the given applied pressure range. i hope i could make myself clear to u.this was explained 2 me when i went for my Industrial Training few months back at Mejia Thermal Power Station under Damodar Valley Corporation;by our trainer as well practically demonstrated the same by maintenance staffs.... thnx brodr....

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Re: Confusion in Defining Calibration Range

10/15/2009 1:57 AM

Hi there,

Very simply. The calibration range is the span that will correspond to the 4-20mA signal. i.e. 4mA = 0kPa and 20mA = 500kPa.

Range limits are what the process engineer requires. In our example this might be 0-300kPa.

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Craig

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Re: Confusion in Defining Calibration Range

11/26/2009 5:35 AM

Hi Gopi,

There is 4 Term related to transmitter.

URL : Upper Range Limit (Manufacturer Standard Range Upper Limit)

LRL : Lower Range Limit (Manufacturer Standard Range Lower Limit)

URV : Upper range Value : can set 5% to 100 % of URL during calibration as per

process parameter.

LRV : Lower range Value : Can Set 0% to 95% of LRL during calibration as per

process parameter.

Instrument range: Algebric Diff bet URL & LRL. (Manufacturer Dependent.)

Calibration Range: Algrbric Diff Bet. URV & LRV. (SPAN to which we can calibtrate to Instrument)

To Order generally we take

Normal Min Operating Parameter 30% or 33% & Normal Max. Operating Parameter 70% or 66% of Instrument range.

Regards

Kailas...Mumbai

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