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What to Consider When Selecting a Humidity Transmitter

Frank Caporale — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:46 +0000

Proper selection and use of relative humidity (RH) sensors are important factors in designing and building a reliable, economical HVAC system. Over the years humidity control has been getting even greater attention because of its positive impact on indoor air quality (IAQ). The importance of humidity measurement and control can mean different things depending on …

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Capacitance Polymer Humidity Sensors

Andrew Goldschmidt — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:52:50 +0000

Humidity sensors are one of the most common types of sensors used for HVAC equipment and building management systems. With proper humidity monitoring, energy efficiency of a building can be improved. By using environmental conditions in conjunction with an economizer to reduce the building load, cool outside air is used to cool the indoor space of a building. …

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What is electrostatic discharge and how can it be prevented?

Andrew Goldschmidt — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:46:35 +0000

At one point or another we have all been exposed to some form of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event, even something as simple as walking across a carpeted space, touching a door knob, and receiving an unexpected jolt. These types of events are very common in instrumentation applications. Today we will discuss what ESD is, …

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