Using thermistors as thermometers - Coursework

[rit]

For my as Physics Sensing Coursework,


I have chosen to do it on 'using thermistors as simple thermometers'

Can someone please help me on how to set up the circuit. And how i do i get and use the measurements.


Thanks! In advance!
!

 

[rit]

Help me!

 

[turin]

Read the forum rules!

 

[rit]

i have tried myself, but i couldn't do it,

and I am not allowed to ask teachers, because ill lose lots of marks.

You don't have to do it for me, just give me hints!

 

[turin]

... just give me hints!

If you promise to stop using so many exclamation marks. It makes your posts difficult to read.

First question: What is "the circuit"?

Second question: Did you do a search on thermistors, thermometers, etc.?

 

[rit]

sorry,

1) when i say circuit, i mean how to set up, e.g, what i need, i got a thermister, voltmeter,amp meter, powerpack. (dont worry about changing the temp. i got that covered.(putting water in a microwave))

2) yh, i have done my research, i got no problem with that.

 

[rit]

I have done my experiment (well half of it, i still have to get the second set of results)

in my results i got the, resistance of the thermister at different tempertures (from the Amp meter)

e.g. at 80 c (temperture) the resistance was 0.96 k ohms.

the thing i don't get is how i use my results.

 

[turin]

If you're allowed to include the ohmmeter in your circuit, then I'd say you're pretty much done. All you lack is a lookup table.

 

[rit]

whats a lookup table

 

[turin]

whats a lookup table

A literal table. For instance, I have seen a piece of equipment that had a sticker stuck to the side with two columns of numbers: one column was the resistance value and the other column was the temperature. Alternatively (and my personal preference), a lookup table could be in the form of a formula for temperature in terms of resistance. There is a theoretical formula (that you probably found in your research) for the temperature dependence of the resistance, which has at least one unknown parameter. You can fit your experimental data to this formula to extract the parameter(s).

 

[rit]

Thanks