Resistance thermometer
Precautions while using Laboratory Thermometers
Resistance thermometer
Inthistypeofthermometerthechangeinresistanceofconductorsorsemiconductorswithtemperaturechangeisusedtomeasuretemperature.Usually,thetemperaturesensitiveresistanceelementisincorporatedinabridgenetworkwhichhasareasonablyconstantpowersupply.Althoughadeflectioncircuitisoccasionallyused,almostallinstrumentsofthisclassuseanullbalancesystem,inwhichtheresistancechangeisbalancedandmeasuredbyadjustingatleastoneotherresistanceinthebridge.Metalscommonlyusedasthesensitiveelementinresistancethermometersareplatinum,nickel,andcopper.












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