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calibration Span is defined as Upper Range Value (URV) minus Lower Range Value (LRV). For Zero-based instruments, % Span is also known as % of Full Scale (% FS). Note that some instruments may be specified in % of Reading or % of Reading + % of Span, so be careful. The equation for % Span is: % Span = ((INST – STD) / Span) * 100 INST is the Instrument reading, or output, calculation for pressure altitude in engineering units. STD is the value of the Calibration Standard (or Reference Standard) Instrument. Span is the Instrument’s Upper Range Value – Lower Range Value (or simply the Upper Range Value for Zero-based ranges). % Span should be calculated at every calibration test point from 0 to 100% of Span (3 point minimum, 5 or more points is better for checking linearity. Note that the % Span will be negative for Instrument readings less than the Standard. Example: -20 to 120° F range Instrument reads 49° F with a 50° F Standard for this example Calculate % Span error at 50° F (midscale): Span = URV – LRV = 120° F – (-20° F) = 140° F % Span = ((INST – STD) / Span) * 100 = ((49° F – 50° F) / 140° F) * 100 = -0.71% Conclusion: Error Calculations can be tedious, let E & I Tech CalReportTool do them for you. See also: Reading Accuracy Specifications by Transcat for information about reading and comparing accuracy specifications. Like this:Like Loading... Related This entry was posted in Calibration. Bookmark the permalink. ← Test Before YouTouch Calibration Report Tool Released forEvaluation → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:
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Pressure Transmitter and rtd's User Name Remember Me? Password Register FAQ Calendar Downloads PLC Reviews PLCS.net Store Today's Posts standard error calculation Search Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Advanced Search Go to Page... Thread Tools Display Modes June 19th, 2011, 08:09 AM #1 jcp Member Join Date: Feb 2010 https://eanditech.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/calibration-error-calculations/ Location: Multan Posts: 367 How to calculate the Accuracy of Pressure Transmitter and rtd's Hi friends; I done the calibration of pressure transmitters and rtd's. I give one example of data for both plz guide me how i calculate the accuracy of the transmitter and RTD's. Pressure transmitter: Range 0 to 200" w.c signal applied reading 0 0 50 51 100 101 150 151 http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=64277 200 201 The error is 1"w.c how i calculate the accuracy? RTD's example 32 32 100 101 150 152 200 203 Now how i calculate the RTD accuracy while i used PT100 RTD. PLz help me? jcp View Public Profile Find More Posts by jcp June 19th, 2011, 08:55 AM #2 danw Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: midwest, USA Posts: 2,440 For the pressure transmitter, the range is 0-200" for a span of 200". An error of 1" over 200" is 1/200 or 0.5% For the RTD, the range is 32-200 or 168 An error of 3 over a span of 168 is 3/168 or 1.8% danw View Public Profile Find More Posts by danw June 19th, 2011, 09:24 AM #3 ndzied1 Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 2,243 Just make sure that whomever you give the information to understands what you are giving them. Other things that effect overall accuracy are temperature and hysteresis. Some manufacturers lump all effects into a single value, others list them all separately. Just make sure you give enou
Measurement Industrial Equipment GE PG9171 Gas Turbine IAM Blog Glossary IAM Search Typical Calibration Errors Recall that the slope-intercept form of a linear equation http://iamechatronics.com/notes/general-engineering/306-typical-calibration-errors describes the response of a linear instrument: y = mx + b Where, y = Output m = Span adjustment x = Input b = Zero adjustment A zero shift calibration error shifts the function vertically on the graph. This error affects all calibration points equally, creating the same percentage error calculation of error across the entire range: A span shift calibration error shifts the slope of the function. This error’s effect is unequal at different points throughout the range: A linearity calibration error causes the function to deviate from a straight line. This type of error does not directly relate to a shift in either zero (b) calculation of pressure or span (m) because the slope-intercept equation only describes straight lines. If an instrument does not provide a linearity adjustment, the best you can do for this type of error is “split the error” between high and low extremes, so the maximum absolute error at any point in the range is minimized: A hysteresis calibration error occurs when the instrument responds differently to an increasing input compared to a decreasing input. The only way to detect this type of error is to do an up-down calibration test, checking for instrument response at the same calibration points going down as going up: Hysteresis errors are almost always caused by mechanical friction on some moving element (and/or a loose coupling between mechanical elements) such as bourdon tubes, bellows, diaphragms, pivots, levers, or gear sets. Flexible metal strips called flexures – which are designed to serve as frictionless pivot points in mechanical instruments – may also cause hysteresis errors if cracked or bent. In practice, most calibrati
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