From 1e3badc3084335d49a3dbc26d27c4c874b7091a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:07:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] formatting --- pt100/pt100.tex | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/pt100/pt100.tex b/pt100/pt100.tex index 2ff976a..f7c9daf 100644 --- a/pt100/pt100.tex +++ b/pt100/pt100.tex @@ -22,6 +22,29 @@ Thus after the analysis the PT100 temperature sensing circuit, may be veiwed from an FMEA persepective as a component itself, with a set of known failure modes. \end{abstract} +} +{ + +\section{Overview} +The PT100, or platinum wire \ohms{100} sensor is +a widely used industrial temperature sensor that is +slowly replacing the use of thermocouples in many +industrial applications below 600\oc, due to high accuracy\cite{aoe}. + +This chapter looks at the most common configuration, the +four wire circuit, and analyses it from an FMEA perspective twice. +Once considering single faults (cardinality constrained powerset of 1) and then again, considering the +possibility of double faults (cardinality constrained powerset of 2). + +The analysis is performed using Propositional Logic +diagrams to assist the reasoning process. +This chapter describes taking +the failure modes of the components, analysing the circuit using FMEA +and producing a failure mode model for the circuit as a whole. +Thus after the analysis the PT100 temperature sensing circuit, may be veiwed +from an FMEA persepective as a component itself, with a set of known failure modes. + + } \begin{figure}[h] @@ -33,7 +56,7 @@ from an FMEA persepective as a component itself, with a set of known failure mod \end{figure} -\section{Overview of PT100 four wire circuit} +\section{General Description of PT100 four wire circuit} The PT100 four wire circuit uses two wires to supply small electrical current, and returns two sense volages by the other two. @@ -277,7 +300,7 @@ Using the temperature ranges defined above we can compare the voltages we would get from the resistor failures to prove that they are `out of range'. There are six test cases and each will be examined in turn. -\subsubsection{ TC1 : Voltages $R_1$ SHORT } +\subsubsection{ TC 1 : Voltages $R_1$ SHORT } With pt100 at 0\oc $$ highreading = 5V $$ Since the highreading or sense+ is directly connected to the 5V rail, @@ -290,7 +313,7 @@ $$ lowreading = 5V.\frac{2k2}{2k2+212.02\Omega} = 4.56V$$ Thus with $R_1$ shorted both readingare outside the proscribed range in table \ref{ptbounds}. -\subsubsection{ TC2 : Voltages $R_1$ OPEN } +\subsubsection{ TC 2 : Voltages $R_1$ OPEN } In this case the 5V rail is disconnected. All voltages read are 0V, and therefore both readings are outside the