New Pressure Transducer Assures Airflow Integrity

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun. 28, 2012 - As the demand for more energy efficient cooling grows, the need for measuring the pressure at each source of heat generation will follow. To meet this need, ATS has introduced the PTM-1000™ Pressure Transducer Module, a four-channel, research quality test instrument, used for measuring differential pressure in electronics enclosures.

For thermal characterization applications, the PTM-1000™ is capable of measuring pressure drop across channels in circuit cards and assemblies; differential pressure across Pitot tubes and orifice plates; intake-to-exhaust pressure drop in forced convection cooling systems; and pressure drop across in-line filters. The instrument’s user-friendly application software provides easy data viewing and logging. Four channels of pressure data can be saved as a function of elapsed time for a study of raw data history.

The PTM-1000™ module measures a wide range of pressures, starting at 0-0.15 PSI. It can be used for precise measurements in telecommunications, networking, embedded computing and other high performance electronics applications. Data accuracy is within 1% of the full scale. The pressure transducer is capable of measuring pressure at temperatures from -40° to 120°C with data accuracy within 1% of full scale.  

ATS also offers its pressure transducer as a stand-alone board, the PTB-1000™, for OEM applications or system integration.

More information about the PTM-1000™ pressure transducer module from ATS can be found on Qats.com or by calling 781-769-2800.

To see a video demonstration of the PTM-1000™ pressure transducer module, go to: http://www.qats.com/products/Specialty-Instruments/Pressu...

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) is a leading-edge engineering/manufacturing company focused on the thermal management of electronics. Founded in 1989 as a consulting company, ATS has evolved to a complete thermal solutions provider and is world renowned for its portfolio of more than 450 high- and ultra-performance heat sinks, research-quality test equipment, and leading-edge R&D. ATS designs and fabricates the most extensive line of thermal test instruments specifically designed for the electronics industry. These research-quality, state-of-the-art instruments include Pressure, Temperature and Velocity Measurement Systems, Airflow and Heat Flux Controllers, Open- and Closed-Looped Wind Tunnels, Micron-level Thermography Systems and Cold-Plate Thermal Characterization Systems.

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