
Chapter 2 __________________________________________________________ Product Overview
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Pressure Measurement
The PTU300 series transmitters use a BAROCAP
®
silicon capacitive
absolute sensor developed by Vaisala for barometric pressure
measurement applications. The measurement principle of the PTU300
series digital transmitters is based on an advanced RC oscillator and
three reference capacitors against which the capacitive pressure sensor
and capacitive temperature compensation sensor are continuosly
measured. The microprocessor of the transmitter performs
compensation for pressure linearity and temperature dependence.
Table 2 Basic Quantities Measured by PTU300
Quantity Abbreviation Metric Unit Non Metric Unit
Pressure P See Table 4 below.
Relative Humidity RH %RH %RH
Temperature T ºC ºF
Table 3 Optional Quantities Measured by PTU300
Quantity Abbreviation Metric Unit Non Metric Unit
Dewpoint /Frostpoint Temperature (T
d/f
) TDF ºC ºF
Dewpoint Temperature (T
d
) TD ºC ºF
Absolute humidity (a) A g/m
3
gr/ft
3
Mixing ratio (x) X g/kg gr/lb
Wetbulb temperature (T
w
) TW ºC ºF
Humid air volume/ dry air volume
(by volume or by weight) (H
2
O)
H2O ppmv/ppm
w
ppm
v
/ppm
w
Water vapor pressure (P
w
) PW hPa lb/in
2
Water vapor saturation pressure (P
ws
) PWS hPa lb/in
2
Enthalpy (h) H kJ/kg Btu/lb
Difference of T and T
d/f
(∆T) DT ºC ºF
Table 4 Optional Pressure Quantities Measured by PTU300
Quantity Abbreviation Units Available
Pressure trend and tendency P
3h
Pressure (measures average pressure
from P
1
and P
2
if both are connected)
P
Pressure from transducer 1 or 2 P
1
and P
2
QNH pressure QNH
QFE pressure QFE
Height Corrected Pressure HCP
hPa, psia, inHg, torr, bara, barg,
psig, mbar, mmHg, kPa, Pa,
mmH
2
O, inH
2
O
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