
of 0.05%
error of
appropriate
the
voltage
of a
degree.
is 25pV which is a temperature
O.6oC.
In
the
environmental
with
voltage
measured
on
an
error
in temperature due
to
rements
is a
few hundredths
SECTION
13.
21X
MEASUREMEI{TS
junction
temperature
is
outside
of the
polynomial
range.
The ranges
covered
by
these
polynomials
include the
21X
environmental
operating range, so
there
is no
problem
when the
21X is
used
as the
reference
junction.
External
reference
junction
boxes,
however, must also be within these
temperature
ranges.
Temperature
difference
measurements
made outside of
the reference temperature
range
should
be
made by obtaining
the actual
temperatures
referenced
to
a
junction
within the
reference temperature
range and subtracting.
Table
13.4-3
gives
the
reference
temperature
ranges
covered
and the limits of
error
in the
polynomials
within
these
ranges.
Two
sources
of
error arise when
the reference
temperature
is out of range. The
most
significant error
is in
the calculated
compensation voltage; however, error
is also
created in
the
temperature difference
calculated
from
the thermocouple output.
For example,
suppose
the
reference
temperature
for a
measurement
on
a type T
thermocouple
is
300oC. The compensation
voltage calculated
by
the
21X corresponds to a temperature
of
272.6oC,
a
-27.4oC
error. The type
T
thermocouple
with
the measuring
junction
at
29OoC
and
reference at 3O0oC
would output
-
578.71tY;
using
the
reference
temperature
of
272.6oC,
the
21X
calculates a temperature
difference of
-10.2oC,
a
-O.2oC
error.
The
temperature calculated by the
21X would be
262.4oC,27.6oC low.
TABLE
13.4-3. Reference Temperature
Compensation
Range
and
Polynomial
Error
Relative
to
NBS Standards
THERMOCQUPLE
POLYNOMIALS:
Voltage
to Temperafure
NBS Monogfaph
125
gives
high
order
polynomials
for computing the output
voltage
of
a
given
therinocouple
type over
a broad range
of temperatqres.
In order to
speed
processing
and accomnhodate
the
21X's math
and
storage
capabilities,
4
separate 6th order
polynomials
TC
Type
T
are used
to from
volts to temperature
over the
covered by each
thermocouple
type.
Table
13.4-2
gives
error
limits for
the
polynomials.
TABLE
13.4-2. Limits of
Error on 21X
Thermocorlple
Polynomials
(Relative
to NBS
Standards)
Ra4ge
oC
Limits
of
Error
oC
-27q
-27q
-2AA
-10q
100
-150
-100
760
300
1000
-130
200
1000
*0.008
*0.002
r0.4
*0.005
t0.02
to 400
to
-200
+18@
-270
to
-100
+0.08
to
100
+0.001
to 400
+0.015
E
.24Q
-24Q
_130
20Q
TC
Type
T
J
E
K
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
1372
950
+0.01
1372
t0.04
JUNCTION COMPENSATION:
to
Voltage
The
polynoinials
used
for reference
junction
compensatipn
(converting
reference
temperaturE
to equivalent
TC output voltage) do
not cover tl'p
entire thermocouple
range.
Substantial
lerrors
will result
if the
reference
ERROR
SUMMARY
The
magnitude
of the
errors
described
in the
previous
sections
illustrate that the
greatest
sources of error
in a thermocouple temperature
measurement are
likely
to be
due to the
limits
of
error
on the
thermocouple
wire and in the
reference
ternperature determined
with
the
Range
oC
-100
to
100
-150
to
296
-150
to
206
-50
to 100
Limits
of Error
oC
r
0.001
r 0.005
t 0.005
+ 0.01
REFERE
13-13
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