12.4.

2 Bridge Type Recorder

When a non-electrical quantity such as temperature is to be recorded, the transducer converts the
temperature changes in to corresponding electrical variations.
If a thermistor or resistance thermometer were used as the transducer, the changes in
temperature would produce variations in the resistance of the tranducer, rather than a change in
voltage. In this case, the thermistor is made part of bridge circuit, as shown in Fig. 12.5.
The resistance changes in the thermistor cause corresponding changes in the bridge output. These
changes are applied to the detector. The bridge balance (null) can be restored by varying the
resistance of another arm of the bridge, while recording in terms of current, voltage or temperature.
Depending on the kind of voltage supplied to the bridge, the outpun can be chosen to be dc or ac.
12.4.3 Linear Servo Motor Recorder (LVDT)
Some temperature indicating and recording instruments incorporate a linear servo motor
which dispenses with the conventional servo motor and error-prone gear train linkage and motor
brushes. Improvement in reliability, speed of response, minimum resistance to movement and high
accuracy are obtained with the use of linear servo motors.
The requirements of dc linear motor are as follows
1. It should produce motion in straight line in response to a direct current.
2. It should reverse its motion if the current polarity is reversed.
3. It should be easy to control and have a low inertia
4. Its use and power requirements must be comparable with existing drive systems.
If two permanent magnets, parallel to one another, are fixed to a bench, a small free permanent
magnet placed between them will move linearly in a direction which depend on the position of the
north and south poles of the fixed magnets.
If a current is passed through a small coil, in place of the permanent magnet, the coil will move in a
similar fashion but with the advantage that the direction of motion can be reversed by reversing the
current flow.