When using pressure sensors, the output signals 0 ? 20 mA, 4 ? 20 mA and DC 0 ? 10 V are frequently chosen in order for the sensor signals to be evaluated and additional processed. For this, the signal output of the pressure sensor is normally connected to a corresponding input card in the PLC.
In เกจวัดแรงดันน้ำราคา can often be confusing, because the day-to-day usage of the terms ?active?, ?passive?, ?current source?, ?voltage source?, ?current sink? and ?load? tend to be wildly mixed together. Any electrical signal processing always takes a voltage supply (an ?active part?) and a ?load?, such as a pressure sensor, which represents the ?passive part?. Sometimes the active part of the interconnection is also referred to as a power source/voltage source and the passive part is referred to as a ?current sink?. In order that an electrical circuit can function, current must flow in a circuit ? even though an instrument is usually known as a load, the current is not consumed because of it, rather it only flows from the current or voltage source through the load and back to the existing source.
This works only if an ?energy gap? exists between current source and current sink, therefore the power source operates actively (= sending out current) and the current sink passively (= current flows through it) . Therefore, an interconnection of two current sources or two current sinks won’t operate normally. This example is complicated in day-to-day application:
When does a pressure sensor work passively (current sink) and when does it work actively (current source)?
So how exactly does the input card in my PLC operate?
Generally of thumb, you can keep in mind that 2-wire sensors usually work passively and therefore need a dynamic PLC input card. It is difficult with 4-wire sensors, since, for example, a 4-wire flow sensor includes 2 wires for another voltage supply and 2 wires for an active or passive 0/4 ? 20 mA signal output. Hence, it is imperative to check the datasheets for the sensor and PLC input card used.