Operational characteristic
• Range
• Span
• Sensitivity
• Resolution
• Dead band/threshold
Range
-will give the minimum and maximum range
Span
-the difference between the maximum and minimum
range
V K G
2 2
V K G
rms
Example 1.4
Find the system accuracy of a flow process
if the transducer transfer function is 10
mV/(m3/s) ±1.5% and the signal-
conditioning system-transfer function is
1mA/mV ±0.05%
Precision
Linearity
-The output reading of the measurement is
linearly proportional to the quantity being
measured
Hysteresis