Pressure sensors

Gauge pressure transducers

AK2 series

AS SEN PD

2009-08-03

Please read

Cautions and warnings and

Page 5 of 7

Important notes at the end of this document.

Symbols and terms

1)

and without applied pressure and supply voltage will not affect the performance of the pressure sensor.

2)

will not affect the performance of the pressure sensor.

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

Sensitivity S

8)

Nonlinearity L (including pressure hysteresis)

The equation to calculate the nonlinearity is:

r

x

0

r

out

0

x

out

p

p

V

)

p

(

V

V

)

p

(

V

L

−

−

−

=

9)

Temperature hysteresis

The temperature hysteresis is the change of offset, starting from the value at 25 °C after a temperature change

and return to 25 °C. Determined during temperature cycles in operating temperature range (cycles with 1 K/min).

α

α

β

β

Out of the operating temperature range, the deviation may increase.

α

α

β

β

Out of the operating temperature range, the deviation may increase.

0

Out of the operating temperature range, the deviation may increase.