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Why we are using 250 ohm as a load for transmitter?

While calibration.

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Question added by Mohamed Shameem , Instrumentation Engineer - Material Standardization (Review/Cataloguing) , Star Link Middle East (Client: Saudi Aramco)
Date Posted: 2015/05/23
Sakthi Venkatesh Kumar Kalimuthu Chellamariappan
by Sakthi Venkatesh Kumar Kalimuthu Chellamariappan , Sr. Instrumentation Engineer , Kazmunai India Pvt. Ltd

There are two reasons for thisReason #:The HART devices are work in such a way that·         The talking device transmits a current·         The listening device picks up on voltageThe purpose of the ohm shunt resistor is to convert the transmitted current to a voltage the received can pick up.  The ohm resistor converts the4- mA analog signals from the HART transmitter to a1-5 Volt drop to allow the Analog Input card of the DCS or PLC to read the analog signal. If you are sending signal-mA then you should useΩ Resistor to convert into voltage1-5 Volts.Because of ohms law V = IR1V=4mA,2V=8mA,3V=mA,4V=mA,5V=mA so what is the resistance?1V=4mA*R1V=0.A*R then (4mA =0.Amps)R=1/0.= ΩDCS, PLC needs voltage (1 to5V) signal to understand the signal from the transmitter. The resistor serves to convert this current signal into voltage signal for the DCS/PLC. Reason #:The resistor's position in the loop is between the Transmitter and the DC power supply. As we connect the communicator it should be tap between the resistor and the transmitter or directly parallel to the resistor. Why? Because the DC power supply has a LOW PASS CAPACITOR FILTER that basically squelches analog signals like ripples. Thus, if there is no resistance in between the PS and the TX that analog signal coming from the HART devices will be filtered out.The dc power supply we use in the loop has low pass capacitor filters, and in absence of a resistor, the filter is in parallel with the Transmitter, thereby bypassing the digital information, and adding a resistor just provides impedance between the Transmitter and filter circuitWhile doing bench calibration if you connect it directly across aVolt power supply it will be quite happy because the4-mA current signal won’t be disturbed, but you will not be able to communicate with it using HART Communicator. You need some impedance so the HART communicator can modulate the lines.

Wisnu Marto Handoyonoto
by Wisnu Marto Handoyonoto , Lead Instrument & Control Engineering , Medco E&P Indonesia

Maximum load resistance is the maximum allowable resistance of transmitter to send loop signal.

Max Load Resistant ussualy shown by formula

 

R load max  =  (U supply - U supply min) /0.02 A

 

for example : voltage input transmitter13-45 VDC, so R load max = (45-13)/0.02 =1600 ohm

Shady AbdelMoneim
by Shady AbdelMoneim , Senior Instrument & Control Engineer , شركة غرب الدلتا لانتاج الكهرباء

This250 Ohms resistor is used to have a current signal from4 mA to20 mA because Transmitter output is voltage signal from1V to5V .... With Ohm's Law you can understand this transformation from the relation : I=V/R

belgacem khirani
by belgacem khirani , instrumentation senior technician , BP- Sonatrach – equinor JV

I= V/RR=250 OHMV=1 TO5 VOLT I=1/250 I =.004A =4 mA

I=5/250I= .020 A=20mA so current will very4 to20 mili ampare

Perwez Alam
by Perwez Alam , Instument Engineer , punjlloyd

Dear Mr Shamin

                               We use250ohm resistor as load for transmitter for purpose of using Hart communicator with transmitter without signal distortion.

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