
SITRANS T measuring instruments for temperature
Transmitters for rail mounting
SITRANS TW
four-wire system, universal, HART
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Thermocouple elements
Measured variable Temperature
Measured range Parameterizable
Measured span Min. 50 °C (32.22 °F) x 1/scaling
factor
Measuring range limits Depend. on type of thermocouple
element
Thermocouple
• Type B Pt30 %Rh/Pt6 %Rh (DIN IEC 584)
• Type C W5 %-Re (ASTM 988)
• Type D W3 %-Re (ASTM 988)
• Type E NiCr/CuNi (DIN IEC 584)
• Type J Fe/CuNi (DIN IEC 584)
• Type K NiCr/Ni (DIN IEC 584)
• Type L Fe-CuNi (DIN 43710)
• Type N NiCrSi-NiSi (DIN IEC 584)
• Type R Pt13 %Rh/Pt (DIN IEC 584)
• Type S Pt10 %Rh/Pt (DIN IEC 584)
• Type T Cu/CuNi (DIN IEC 584)
• Type U Cu/CuNi (DIN 43710)
Special type
(-10 mV ≤UTC ≤100 mV)
Voltage measurement Temperature-linear, voltage-linear
or customer-specific
Type of connection • Normal connection
• Sum connection
• Mean-value connection
• Differential connection
Cold junction compensation None, internal measurement, exter-
nal measurement or predefined
fixed value
Sensor breakage monitoring Function can be switched off
mV sensors
Measured variable DC voltage
Measured range Parameterizable
Measured span Min. 4 mV
Input range -120 ... +1000 mV
Voltage measurement Voltage-linear or customer-specific
Overload capacity of inputs Max. ±3.5 V
Input resistance ≥1MΩ
Sensor current Approx. 180 µA
Sensor breakage monitoring Function can be switched off
V sources
Measured variable DC voltage
Measured range Parameterizable
Voltage measurement Voltage-linear or customer-specific
Input range/min. span
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx1or
7NG3242-xxxx 0with U/I plug -1.2 V ... +10 V/0.04 V
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx2-12 V ... +100 V/0.4 V
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx3-120 V ... +140 V/4.0 V
Sensor breakage monitoring Not possible
µA, mA sources
Measured variable DC voltage
Measured range Parameterizable
Voltage measurement Current-linear or customer-
specific
Input range/min. span
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx4-12 µA ... +100 µA/0.4 µA
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx5-120 µA ... +1000 µA/4 µA
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx6-1.2 mA ... +10 mA/0.04 mA
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx7or
7NG3242-xxxx 0with U/I plug -12 mA ... +100 mA/0.4 mA
• Devices with 7NG3242-xxxx8-120 mA ... +1000 mA/4 mA
Sensor breakage monitoring Not possible
Output
Output signal Load-independent direct current
0/4 ... 20 mA, can be switched to
load-independent DC voltage
0/2 ... 10 V using plug-in jumpers.
Current 0/4 ... 20 mA
• Overrange -0.5 ... +23.0 mA, continuously
adjustable
• Output range following sensor fault -0.5 ... +23.0 mA, continuously
adjustable
•Load ≤650 Ω
• Open-circuit voltage ≤30 V
Voltage 0/2 ... 10 V
• Overrange -0.25 ... +10.75 V, continuously
adjustable
• Output range following sensor fault -0.25 ... +10.75 V, continuously
adjustable
• Load resistance ≥1kΩ
• Load capacitance ≤10 nF
• Short-circuit voltage ≤100 mA (not permanently short-
circuit-proof)
• Electrical damping
- Adjustable time constant T63 0 ... 100 s, in steps of 0.1 s
• Current source/voltage source Continuously adjustable within the
total operating range
Sensor fault/limit signalling By operation indicator, relay output
or HART interface
Operation indicator Flashing signal
• Limit violation Flashing frequency 5 Hz
• Overrange Flashing frequency 1 Hz
Relay output Either as NO or NC contact with
1 changeover contact
• Switching capacity ≤150 W, ≤625 VA
• Switching voltage ≤125 V DC, ≤250 V AC
• Switching current ≤DC 2.5 A
Overrange Signalling of sensor or line break-
age and sensor short-circuit
Limit monitoring
• Operating delay 0 ... 10 s
• Monitoring functions of limit
module • Sensor fault (breakage and/or
short-circuit)
• Lower and upper limit
• Window (combination of lower
and upper limits)
• Limit and sensor fault detection
can be combined
• Hysteresis Parameterizable between 0 and
100 % of measuring range