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April 23, 2015

Technical Specifications of a Pressure Transducer

Many of the following technical specifications appear on datasheets for pressure transducers and similar devices. Here we review their technical definitions and relationships.

Root Sum Squares (RSS): accuracy of a pressure transducer is calculated by taking the square root of non-linearity + hysteresis + non-repeatability.

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March 16, 2015

Current Sensing Part 1

Popular Types of Current Sensors

Current Shunts

Current Shunts are low value resistors that are inserted into a circuit. The shunt provides terminals to connects the sensed current and voltage monitoring terminals. The commercially available shunts have sensed current ranges from less than 1A to several hundred amps.

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February 02, 2015

New Technology Featured at AHR Expo

Technology Trends at the 2015 AHR Expo

A week ago the 2015 AHR Expo kicked off at McCormick Place in Chicago. Not only were there 8% more exhibitors than last year's expo, but an extensive number of new HVACR products and technologies were featured at various booths. Setra was among these companies using the AHR Expo as a platform to launch the latest products in HVACR.

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January 29, 2015

AHR Recap: 3 Days of Innovation

Here's What You Missed at the 2015 AHR Expo

Thank you to all who visited us at Booth 3823 in the Building Automation section of the AHR Expo. We enjoyed seeing both new and familar faces! The world's largest HVACR event was anything but boring. With 8% more exhibitors than last year and approximately 62,000 attendees, AHR was a huge success. 

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January 22, 2015

And the 2015 Product of the Year Winner Is...

10 Products Fight For the 2015 Product of the Year Award

On Tuesday January 27th at 1 pm, the second day of the 2015 AHR Expo, the 2015 Product of the Year winner will be announced. This award will go to the most innovative product in the HVACR industry. Who's nominated for this hefty awarded? The 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners, who each come from 1 of the 10 different categories of competition, are all up for the nomination. 

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January 19, 2015

1 Week Countdown: Your Complete AHR Guide

The Best of the Best: 2015 AHR Expo Resources

Where: McCormick Place, 2301 S Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60616

When: Monday, Jan. 26 10am-6pm; Tuesday, Jan 26 10am-6pm; Wednesday, Jan 28th 10am-4pm

Hope you're just as excited about the 2015 AHR Expo as we are! Back in March of 2014, AHR was predicted to be right on record-setting pace. Guess what, they set multiple records. The three day event, sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI, will have over 40,000 attendees will visit with over 2,000 featured exhibitor. 

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January 15, 2015

Pressure Sensing at 2015 CES

The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show

For four days, Las Vegas was home to some of the most innovative technology products ever seen. This year's International CES kicked off on January 6th, and had not only the most technologically advanced products featured on the show floor, but also gave attendees the opportunity to listen to presentations given by some of the brightest in the industry.

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December 29, 2014

Why is Building Humidity Critical? Part 3

 

Setra Model SRH - Wall Mount

Three Part Blog Series: Why Building Humidity is Important

Selecting a Proper Humidity Sensor

 

Throughout this three part blog series, real world scenarios, health & safety concerns, cost savings, mold prevention, and industry best practices for proper sensor selection relating to building humidity levels will be reviewed and analyzed. Part 3 examines the best practices for selecting the right humidity sensor for wall mount, duct mount, or outside air along tips for field replacement.

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October 14, 2014

Top 5 Considerations For Selecting a Pressure Transducer

Industrial pressure transducers are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from HVAC/R compressors, refrigeration and variable speed pumps to hydraulic pressure, oil and water. A transducer can be used anywhere there's a pipeline or chamber, its function is to sense and convert pressures into a proportional electrical output signal that is transmitted to monitoring or control system.

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October 02, 2014

GIS Can Make HVAC Jobs Easier

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) believe it or not will make just about any HVAC professional's job easier. Aerial photography became extremely useful to contractors when progress ofhttp://blog.setra.com/gis-can-make-hvac-jobs-easier/2014/10/02 projects could be shown through pictures. Eventually other job functions caught onto this resource that had been available for years. 

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