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NTC Thermistor Linearity

This document describes an experiment to show the non-linear resistance-temperature relationship of an NTC thermistor. The procedure involves measuring the voltage across the thermistor at various temperatures produced by a heater and ice bath, and using Ohm's law to calculate resistance. A results table is created comparing the calculated resistance to standard resistance values. A graph is also plotted to visualize the non-linear curve fit between resistance and temperature.

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NTC Thermistor Linearity

This document describes an experiment to show the non-linear resistance-temperature relationship of an NTC thermistor. The procedure involves measuring the voltage across the thermistor at various temperatures produced by a heater and ice bath, and using Ohm's law to calculate resistance. A results table is created comparing the calculated resistance to standard resistance values. A graph is also plotted to visualize the non-linear curve fit between resistance and temperature.

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NTC Thermistor Linearity

OBJECTIVE:
❖To show how the NTC Thermistor works.
❖To show the non-linearity of the NTC Thermistor.

Procedure:
1. Connect the reference sensor to its socket and connect the NTC Thermistor
to the millivoltmeter and the constant current source as shown in Figure
2. Setup the heater and icebox as shown in Initial Setup (for Experiment 3
onwards).
3. Put the reference sensor and the NTC Thermistor into the icebox (through the
holes in its lid). Wait a few minutes for the readings to stabilize and record them
(the reference temperature should be between 0°C and 1°C).
4. At intervals of 10°C (shown by the reference temperature), record the input 1
readings of the millivolt meter
5. Create a blank results table, similar to:
Reference Temperature (°C) Measure d Voltage (mV) Calculated Resistance Standard Resistance Deviation Error (%)
0 256 2.56 261 258.44 99.01916
5 220 2.2 212.6 210.4 98.96519
10 175 1.75 174.4 172.65 98.99656
15 140 1.4 144.2 142.8 99.02913
20 112 1.12 119.9 118.78 99.06589
25 100 1 100 99 99
30 85 0.85 84.18 83.33 98.99026
35 75 0.75 71.08 70.33 98.94485
40 65 0.65 60.32 59.67 98.92241
45 55 0.55 51.42 50.87 98.93038
50 50 0.5 44.04 43.54 98.86467
55 46 0.46 37.82 37.36 98.78371
60 41 0.41 32.64 32.23 98.74387
65 38 0.38 28.33 27.95 98.65867
70 34 0.34 24.7 24.36 98.62348
75 30 0.3 21.57 21.27 98.60918
80 27 0.27 18.91 18.64 98.57218
85 25 0.25 16.65 16.4 98.4985
90 22 0.22 14.71 14.49 98.50442
95 20 0.2 13.02 12.82 98.4639
100 15 0.15 11.56 11.41 98.70242

7. Stop the experiment and switch off the heater when the reference temperature
reaches 100°C.
Results Analysis:
Given that the constant current is 1 mA, use Ohm’s law to calculate the resistance
of the Thermistor for each row in your table.

Plot a chart of resistance (vertical axis) against temperature (horizontal axis).


STANDARD
300 resistance

250

200

150

100

50

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
T 120

Draw a best fit curve through your results


calculated
3
resistance
2.5

1.5

0.5

0 T
0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Add
to your results table and chart, the standard resistances for the NTC Thermistor
from Table on and compare the curves. On your results table, find the difference
between the standard and your results (the deviation) and calculate the
percentage error

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