In certain applications, the existing or voltage signal of a pressure transmitter should never exceed and/or drop below a critical value. This could be ensured using so-called signal limiting.
Why is a sign clamping necessary to begin with?
If the pressure on a pressure transmitter lies within the nominal pressure range, then you will see a defined signal output (e.g. 4 ? 20 mA or 0 ? 10 V). However, in technical applications, it frequently happens that an originally planned pressure range is exceeded or is dropped below. This can happen deliberately, for example when cleaning, in addition to accidentally, for example through load variations or in case of a fault. In Waste , the sensor signal may also move beyond your defined limits, so that, for example, an ongoing signal in the range of 3.6 to 25 mA can occur.
If now, however, the evaluation electronics are set so that they recognise a signal outside of the defined limits as an error, in a few situations, trouble-free operation of the entire system cannot be ensured anymore. In such cases, a signal limiting of the pressure transmitter is practical, so that the output signal is maintained within the mandatory range (e.g. 3.8 ? 21 mA).
Note
An example of a pressure transmitter with which the voltage signal and also the current signal could be limited is the model S-20 (for general industrial applications) or the model MH-3 (for mobile working machines) from WIKA.