Technical
Information
Selecting
a Temperature Sensor
Selecting
an appropriate sensor is not always easy. The following table serves only
as a guide. You may have to adapt or change according to the situation
and your specific application:
| Field |
Traditional
sensor |
| Agricultural
Research |
Thermistor,
type T thermocouple, semiconductor |
| Automotive |
Thermistor,
Pt100 |
| Chemical
& Materials Processing |
Pt100 |
| Cryogenics |
Metal oxide
resistor |
| Environmental
Research |
Thermistor,
type T thermocouple, semiconductor |
| General
Industry |
Pt100 |
| Hobby, Education |
Thermistor,
type T thermocouple, semiconductor |
| HVAC |
Thermistor,
Pt100 |
| In Manufactured
goods |
Thermistor,
Pt100, semiconductor |
| Metallurgy |
Type K or
Type N thermocouple |
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