SNIA054 January   2023 TMP61

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Application of Temperature Sensors in Air Conditioner
    1. 1.1 Working Principle of Air Conditioner
    2. 1.2 Application of Temperature Sensors in Air Conditioner
      1. 1.2.1 Temperature Sensors in Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner
      2. 1.2.2 Temperature Sensors in Outdoor Unit of Air Conditioner
      3. 1.2.3 Compressor Exhausted Air Temperature Detection
  4. 2Problems of NTC Thermistors in Air Conditioners
  5. 3Solutions
  6. 4Summary
  7. 5References

Application of Temperature Sensors in Air Conditioner

The typical temperature sensors used in the air conditioner is a thermistor. The temperature is measured by using the characteristic that its resistance changes with the temperature, and the electrical signal is then sent to the microcontroller through the sampling circuit to realize the temperature detection. Thermistors can be divided into Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) thermistors and Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistors according to their different sensing characteristics. Among them, the resistance of NTC thermistor has a negative temperature coefficient, its resistance decreases with the rising of temperature; while the resistance of the PTC temperature sensors has a positive temperature coefficient, its resistance increases with the rising of temperature.