Please could someone critique my circuit schematic (simple)

[rwooduk]

Hi, I am just putting a simple representation of my equipment in a type of circuit schematic as part of my set-up figure. Please could someone who is more experienced than myself tell me if there is anything wrong with it / any suggestions. Thanks in advance for any help...

 

[Svein]

As it stands, this is no schematic. You have drawn some components, but you have not shown any interconnections (and no, your lines between some components do not count as connections).

 

[berkeman]

any suggestions

• What's a "SUT"?
• You've shown a 10 kOhm battery -- what is it? A resistor (use the resistor symbol) or a battery (fix the voltage label)
• As @Svein says, this isn't really a schematic yet

What is the purpose of this system? Is the amplifier used in feedback to control the rate of fluid flow based on the output of the sensor? A more typical "schematic" that included electronics and electro-mechanical components might look like this:

https://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/sites/hydraulicspneumatics.com/files/uploads/custom-inline/archive/www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/Content/Site200/Articles/06_01_2007/67493Sumpumpsjp_00000043596.jpg

 

[rwooduk]

Yes, I thought I may get hammered here but I do appreciate the feedback!

As it stands, this is no schematic. You have drawn some components, but you have not shown any interconnections (and no, your lines between some components do not count as connections).

Please could you elaborate, the lines are just the wires connecting the devices.

• What's a "SUT"?
• You've shown a 10 kOhm battery -- what is it? A resistor (use the resistor symbol) or a battery (fix the voltage label)
• As @Svein says, this isn't really a schematic yet

What is the purpose of this system? Is the amplifier used in feedback to control the rate of fluid flow based on the output of the sensor? A more typical "schematic" that included electronics and electro-mechanical components might look like this:

Many thanks, this is really helpful. An SUT it a step up transformer, it's used to match the impedance between the amplifier and transducer. Without it I was getting high reflected power (RP) values. Yes, that's supposed to be a 10 KOhm resistor, the purpose of the resistor is to reduce static in the line and also the transducer can act like a capacitor so the idea was to prevent any discharge from the transducer to the amplifier. Apart from the resistor are the other symbols correct?

 

[jim hardy]

You might benefit from studying the resources manufacturers offer

http://www.ti.com/solution/ultrasound_system

 

[rwooduk]

You might benefit from studying the resources manufacturers offer

http://www.ti.com/solution/ultrasound_system

Yes, excellent! This looks to be a much better idea.

Thanks for all the help, I'll now withdraw from the dark art of electronics and return to chemical engineering!

 

[davenn]

I am just putting a simple representation of my equipment in a type of circuit schematic as part of my set-up figure

this is just a block diagram ... as others have suggested, work towards a schematic

Please could you elaborate, the lines are just the wires connecting the devices.

no, those lines don't represent wires, they just represent the "flow" from block stage to the next.

keep playing and learning, we all have to start somewhere and here is a good place to ask questions specially when you have been
reading some stuff and need a better understanding on what you have read Dave