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News Release from: GE Sensing - Druck | Subject: PDCR/PMP 4300
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 December 2003
Pressure transducers hit the streets
A new series of motorsport/automotive pressure transducers is suitable for a wide range of critical on-vehicle performance measurements.
A new series of motorsport/automotive pressure transducers is suitable for a wide range of critical on-vehicle performance measurements The PDCR/PMP 4300 provides highly accurate and reliable data even when subjected to the extremes of an F1 racing environment which include temperature, vibration and shock loadings
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 25 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PDCR/PMP 4300 Series has been developed using GE Druck's extensive experience of the Motorsport industry worldwide, which includes Formula 1, World Rally Car, Indy Racing League and Champ Car.
These latest generation transducers are extremely rugged yet compact, so they can be readily configured for many different on-vehicle applications where component space and weight is restricted.
Typical car system installations include engine oil, fuel and coolant pressures, gearbox oil pressure, air intake and exhaust pressures, brake/turbo pressures and power steering amongst others.
Pressure ranges are available from 1.6 to 250bar in any specified units with choice of millivolt output (PDCR 4300) or voltage output (PMP 4300).
Typical accuracy is up to 0.1% full-scale nonlinearity, hysteresis and repeatability or better.
The 4300 Series also withstands a severe environment with twice full scale range overpressure and excellent thermal characteristics over the full range of -30 to +175C.
In addition, it is unaffected by mechanical shocks up to 1000g in three axes and the measurable response to vibration is typically less than 0.05% FS/g at 30g peak within a 10Hz to 2kHz sample frequency range.
At the heart of the 4300 Series, a micromachined silicon sensing element is mounted within a high integrity pressure module with a Hastelloy isolation diaphragm.
Advanced signal conditioning electronics are fully encapsulated within the very compact titanium or 316 stainless steel body.
A wide choice of male threaded pressure connections is available including NPT, BSP, UNJF and metric and the electrical termination can be provided as an integral five-core Raychem cable with DR25 sleeving or a 5-pin Deutsch Hermetic AS-Micro integral plug connector.
The 4300 Series can also be powered direct from the vehicle battery, even during the vehicle startup cycle.
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