PETROCHEMICAL
POWER PLANT,
TEXAS , USA .
HAVE YOU
EVER
WONDERED
HOW THESE
LOAD CELLS
Load Cells
and Fire
Sensors
PRESENTATION BY :-
CH.HARSHITH
CVR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CSE-CS-C
25B81A62J5
LOAD CELLS :
-CONSTRUCTION
-WORKING
-APPLICATIONS
-PROS & CONS
FIRE SENSORS :
-CONSTRUCTION
-WORKING
-APPLICATIONS
-PROS & CONS
POINTS TO BE COVERED :-
Load Cells
--IT IS AN APPLICATION OF PZT
(LEAD ZINCRONATE TITANATE)
--IT IS A SECONDARY
TRANSDUCER
--IT WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE
OF PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT
CONSTRUCTION :-
FOUR STRAIN GAUGES ARE
CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER IN A
DIAMOND SHAPE AND A
VOLTMETER IS ATTACHED TO IT
ALONG A DIAGONAL
(WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
FORMATION) . THESE 4 STRAIN
GAUGES ARE INTURN ATTACHED
TO A BODY (LOAD) .
Load Cells
LAYOUT
OFA
LOAD
CELL
Load Cells
WORKING :-
WHEN NO LOAD IS APPLIED, THE
BRIDGE IS BALANCED AND
OUTPUTS ZERO VOLTAGE .
UNDER LOAD, STRAIN CHANGES
CAUSING THE STRAIN GAUGES TO
EITHER EXPAND OR COMPRESS
UNBALANCING THE BRIDGE AND
PRODUCING A PROPORTIONAL MV
OUTPUT ACROSS THE DIAGONAL.
APPLICATIONS :-
WEIGHING: SCALES, TANKS,
CONVEYORS.
TESTING: MATERIAL STRENGTH,
STRUCTURES.
AUTOMATION: PACKAGING, ROBOTICS.
MEDICAL: PATIENT SCALES.
AGRICULTURE: MACHINERY LOAD
CONTROL.
DEMOS: ARDUINO PROJECTS (VIDEO).
Load Cells
PROS CONS
1.
HIGH
ACCURACY/DURABILITY
TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE
2. VERSATILE INTERFACING NEEDS AMPLIFICATION
3. LINEAR OUTPUT HIGHER COST
Fire Sensors: Detecting
Fires Early
--IT DETECTS FLAMES BY SENSING
THE UV/IR RADIATIONS RELEASED
FROM THE FLAMES OR THE LIGHT
THAT DIFFRACTS DUE TO SMOKE
FROM THE FLAMES .
--WHEN IT DETECTS FIRE IT
ACTIVATES THE ALARMS .
Fire Sensors: Detecting
Fires Early
CONSTRUCTION :-
IT CONSISTS OF AN IR
PHOTODIODE/THERMISTOR
FIXED ON PCB FOR FLAME/HEAT
DETECTION . THIS WHOLE
CONTRAPTION IS CONNECTED TO
A POTENTIOMETER WHICH IS
INTURN CONNECTED TO AN
ALARM
Fire Sensors: Detecting
Fires Early
WORKING :-
WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES
OR RADIATIONS ARE RECORDED
BY THE SENSORS A LARGE
DEFLECTION ARISES IN THE
POTENTIOMETER WHICH INTURN
TRIGGERS THE ALARM .
Fire Sensors: Detecting
Fires Early
APPLICATIONS :-
HOME/INDUSTRIAL FIRE ALARMS.
IOT MONITORING SYSTEMS.
VEHICLE EXHAUST DETECTION.
PROS CONS
1.
FAST RESPONSE AND LOW
COST
FALSE ALARMS DUE TO
SUNLIGHT OR DUST
2.
EASY ARDUINO
INTEGRATION
LIMITED RANGE AND ANGLE
3. ADJUSTABLE SENSITIVITY
HUMIDITY AFFECTS
RELIABILITY
CORE INSIGHTS :-
--PZT(LEAD ZINCRONATE TITANATE)
--PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT
--TRANSDUCERS(PRIMARY ,SECONDARY ,ETC)
--PCB
WHAT WE'VE COVERED :-
-- CONSTRUCTION ,WORKING ,APPLICATIONS,
PROS & CONS OF LOAD CELLS AND FIRE ALARMS
CONCLUSION :-
GET IN TOUCH
LOAD CELLS AND FIRE
SENSORS ARE VITAL
SECONDARY TRANSDUCERS
THAT CONVERT
MECHANICAL/THERMAL
ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL
SIGNALS FOR PRECISE
MEASUREMENT AND SAFETY
THANK
YOU
HAPPY NEW
&
LOAD CELLS AND FIRE SENSORS PRESENTATION FOR ADVANCE ENGINEERING PHYSICS

LOAD CELLS AND FIRE SENSORS PRESENTATION FOR ADVANCE ENGINEERING PHYSICS