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NTC thermistors are temperature sensors that use the resistance properties of ceramic/metal composites to measure temperature. PTC thermistors can be used for circuit protection and as replacements for fuses, while NTC thermistors are commonly used to monitor incubator and battery temperatures. Thermistors are resistors whose resistance strongly depends on temperature. They are used as temperature sensors in appliances like ovens and refrigerators as well as digital thermometers and automotive applications. Thermistors work by changing resistance with temperature, with NTC thermistors decreasing in resistance as temperature increases.

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Thermistor Viva Q&A

NTC thermistors are temperature sensors that use the resistance properties of ceramic/metal composites to measure temperature. PTC thermistors can be used for circuit protection and as replacements for fuses, while NTC thermistors are commonly used to monitor incubator and battery temperatures. Thermistors are resistors whose resistance strongly depends on temperature. They are used as temperature sensors in appliances like ovens and refrigerators as well as digital thermometers and automotive applications. Thermistors work by changing resistance with temperature, with NTC thermistors decreasing in resistance as temperature increases.

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1.What are NTC thermistors?

Ans: An NTC thermistor is a temperature sensor that uses the resistance properties of ceramic/metal
composites to measure the temperature

2. What are Some PTC Thermistor Applications?

Ans: We can use PTC thermistors as current-limiting devices for circuit protection, as replacements
for fuses. We can also use NTC thermistors to monitor the temperature of an incubator. Thermistors
are also commonly used in modern digital thermostats and to monitor the temperature of battery
packs while charging.

3. What is the Zero-Load Resistance Value?

Ans: Resistance value of a thermistor measured at a given temperature, also called no-load
resistance value

4. Define Thermistor?

Ans: A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance is strongly dependent on temperature, more
so than in standard resistors. The word is a combination of thermal and resistor.

5. Explain the importance of thermistor?

Ans: A thermistor is a specific type of resistor that uses sensors to help regulate cold and heat. They
can do more than simply regulate temperature. They are also used for voltage regulation, volume
control, time delays, and circuit protection.

6. Applications of thermistor?

Ans: Thermistors are used as temperature sensors. They can be found in everyday appliances such
as fire alarms, ovens and refrigerators. They are also used in digital thermometers and in many
automotive applications to measure temperature.

7. What is the principle of thermistor?

Ans: The thermistor works on the simple principle of change in resistance due to a change in
temperature. When the ambient temperature changes the thermistor starts self-heating its
elements. its resistance value is changed with respect to this change in temperature. This change
depends on the type of thermistor used.

8. What are types of thermistors?

Ans: There are two types of thermistors: Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) and Positive
Temperature Coefficient (PTC). With an NTC thermistor, when the temperature increases, resistance
decreases. Conversely, when temperature decreases, resistance increases.

9. Explain the working of thermistor?

Ans: The thermistor works on the simple principle of change in resistance due to a change in
temperature.
10. “If the resistance changes with the temperature” how are NTC thermistor specified?

Ans: Because the NTC is different for each temperature point along the R/T curve, interchangeable
NTC thermistors are specified to a temperature tolerance rather than a resistance tolerance over a
temperature range [i.e., ± 0.2 ̊C from 0 ̊C to 100 ̊C].

11. “If NTC thermistors have a non-linear temperature characteristic”, are they difficult

to use?

Ans:

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