The Effect of the Conversion Coefficients of Platinum-Based Resistance Thermometers on the Uncertainty Estimation

Abstract

Different types of thermometers (resistance thermometers, thermocouples, liquid in glass thermometers, radiation thermometers, etc.) are used in temperature measurements. Resistance thermometers are among the most reliable types of sensors used for sensitive temperature measurements. The traceability, accuracy and precision of the measurement results are important for the reliability of the measurements. There are many parameters that affect the uncertainty estimation in measurements made with resistance thermometers. One of the parameters to be considered in the uncertainty estimation is the interpolation error in converting the resistance value to temperature. Different methods (ITS-90, Calendar Van Dusen CVD, Polynomial equation) can be used to convert the resistance value to temperature. The problem is that there are differences in the temperature values read using the coefficients obtained by different methods. In this study, the effect of errors from CVD and polynomial equation methods on measurement uncertainty was investigated.

Keywords

• Resistance Thermometer
• Calendar Van Dusen
• ITS-90
• Uncertainty Estimation

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