Thermistors and potential divider circuits

[goodall]

hey ill be quick about this, i really need help with a potential divider circuit. basically i have a resistor and a thermistor in series. 5 v input, and the values given for the thermistor are in volts, i need them in ohms. so i need to use the voltage across the thermistor, the total input voltage and the resistance of the resistor to find the resistance of the thermistor ata temperature. can anyone help?

 

[roger]

Hi

You can use the formula to find the resistance of the thermistor.

X / R+X * 5(volts) = V

Where R is the resistance of the resistor and V is the voltage across the thermistor.

Then solve for X which is the resistance of the thermistor.

 

[thepatientmental]

Sure, I can definitely help with your potential divider circuit question. A potential divider circuit is a type of voltage divider circuit that uses resistors to divide the input voltage into smaller voltages. In your case, the resistor and thermistor are in series, meaning that the same current flows through both components.

To find the resistance of the thermistor at a specific temperature, you can use the voltage divider formula: Vout = Vin * (R2 / (R1 + R2)), where Vin is the input voltage, R1 is the resistance of the resistor, R2 is the resistance of the thermistor, and Vout is the voltage across the thermistor.

Since you have the input voltage and the resistance of the resistor, you can rearrange the formula to solve for R2, the resistance of the thermistor. It would look like this: R2 = (Vout * R1) / (Vin - Vout).

To get the voltage across the thermistor, you can use Ohm's Law: V = IR, where V is the voltage, I is the current, and R is the resistance. Since the same current flows through both the resistor and thermistor, you can use the current value to find the voltage across the thermistor.

Once you have the voltage and resistance values for the thermistor, you can use the thermistor's datasheet to find its temperature-resistance relationship. This will allow you to calculate the resistance of the thermistor at a specific temperature.

I hope this helps and let me know if you have any further questions. Good luck with your potential divider circuit!