Dewpoint Transmitter, compact version – LPDT

General description

Model LPDT is the world’s smallest loop powered (2-wire) dewpoint transmitter with a display. The compact LPDT is a fully functional instrument operated through a miniature custom LCD display and three push buttons, using a user friendly interface. The analog output is linear to the engineering units selected for display and is user configurable. A weatherproof cap is available for outdoor NEMA 4X (IP65) applications.

Technical description

LPDT uses a HTF Aluminum Oxide sensor. The breakthrough HTF sensor technology represents advances in thin film and metal oxide sciences and offers significant performance advantages over all other aluminum oxide sensors.

The operating principle of the HTF aluminum oxide sensors is that a hygroscopic layer of aluminum oxide adsorbs or releases water molecules within its pores, depending on the water vapor pressure in its environment. The electrical capacitance of the aluminum oxide layer changes with the surrounding water vapor pressure. The electrical capacitance is measured between the aluminum core of the sensor and a porous conductive gold layer on the outside.

The advantages of the HTF sensor technology are a result of the proprietary manufacturing method in which the aluminum oxide layer is made to be hyper thin as well as extremely hygroscopic. This results in a very sensitive sensor with fast response.