"At best, a thermometer only ever measures its own temperature". The aim is therefore to equalise the temperature of the sensor element to that of the medium to be measured. Only then will the thermometer display the actual medium temperature. The heat …
Temperature
Temperature – What actually is it?
Jochen Gries | Know-howTemperature - a term that we use almost daily as a matter of course, without being made aware of the physical correlations. But how is the term temperature defined? Everybody perceives temperature in their environment purely subjectively. If we are too warm or too …
Pt100, Pt1000 or NTC – which is the right sensor?
Roland Sachs | Know-howEspecially the machine-building industry often asks me which is the right measuring element for them. This is the reason why I want to explain in this article the differences between the most commonly used sensors Pt100, Pt1000 and NTC. I will go into more detail about …