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An Adaptive Soft Calibration Technique for Thermocouples using Optimized ANN
(2013)
Zusammenfassung
Design of an adaptive soft calibration technique
for temperature measurement using Thermocouple by an
optimized Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is reported in this
paper. The objectives of the present work are: (i) to extend the
linearity range of measurement to 100% of full scale input
range, (ii) to make the measurement technique adaptive to
variations in temperature coefficients, and (iii) to achieve
objectives (i) and (ii) using an optimized neural network.
Optimized neural network model is designed with various
algorithms, and transfer functions of neuron considering a
particular scheme. The output of Thermocouple is of the order
of milli volts. It is converted to voltage by using a suitable data
conversion unit. A suitable optimized ANN is added in place of
conventional calibration circuit. ANN is trained, tested with
simulated data considering variations in temperature
coefficients. Results show that the proposed technique has
fulfilled the objectives.
Index Terms— Artificial Neural Network, Calibration,
Optimization, Thermocouple
