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A High-Sensitivity Hydraulic Load Cell for Small Kitchen Appliances

In this paper we present a hydraulic load cell made from hydroformed metallic bellows. The load cell was designed for a small kitchen appliance with the weighing function integrated into the composite control and protection of the appliance. It is a simple, low-cost solution with small dimensions an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pačnik, Roman, Novak, Franc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22163665
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s100908452
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Sumario:In this paper we present a hydraulic load cell made from hydroformed metallic bellows. The load cell was designed for a small kitchen appliance with the weighing function integrated into the composite control and protection of the appliance. It is a simple, low-cost solution with small dimensions and represents an alternative to the existing hydraulic load cells in industrial use. A good non-linearity and a small hysteresis were achieved. The influence of temperature leads to an error of 7.5%, which can be compensated for by software to meet the requirements of the target application.