[time-nuts] quartz thermometers

Magnus Danielson magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
Sat Mar 12 08:33:06 EST 2016


Hi,

For the 10811 you can modify it to change mode and then use that mode to 
measure and trim the temperature oven.

There exists crystal oscillators where the 10 MHz is a traditional 
SC-cut mode and then a 30 MHz mode is exercised which measures the 
crystal temperature. In the Microprocessor Controlled Crystal Oscillator 
(MCXO) one then measure the difference in frequency and uses this to 
re-synthesize a correction on the 10 MHz. The benefit is that it is the 
temperature of the oscillating crystal that is being measured.
Naturally, it could be used for oven control and/or EFC control too.

The MCXOs exists in manufacturing, but whenever you ask about them they 
just wonder what military project are you working on.

I'd love to experiment with this form of temperature sensing one day, 
when I have time... if that ever happens...

Cheers,
Magnus

On 03/12/2016 10:21 AM, ken hartman wrote:
> Interestingly, the use of AC-cut crystals (high linear tempco of frequency)
> is found in the development of OCXOs. Using a reference AC-cut resonator -
> in place of the final AT/SC resonator - one can learn much about the
> thermal  characteristics of the oven loop performance. While not a precise
> temp sensor, it is a high sensitivity  indicator of  temperature variations
> of the resonator.
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill.iaxs at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> It may be that the need for that kind of resolution died out.
>>
>> The next step up from quartz thermometry is resistance thermometry.
>> The linearization equation for platinum has enough terms to make it
>> uncertain around .01 C.
>> Temperature calibration baths usually use platinum resistance sensors.
>>
>> It may be that the triple point of water does not have the certainty to
>> reach '0.0001C'
>>
>> Disclaimer: I only worked with industrial sensors from Rosemount, Inc.
>> as an employee.
>>
>> Bill Hawkins
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alan Ambrose
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:42 AM
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I hope this is still relevant and not too off-topic...but since it
>> involves crystals and tempco...
>>
>> Quartz thermometers (e.g. the HP 2804A) with their 'linear cut' crystals
>> and '0.0001C resolution' seem to have been a thing from the mid-60's to
>> the mid-80's:
>>
>> http://www.hparchive.com/Journals/HPJ-1965-03.pdf
>>
>> There still appear to be some manufacturers making the crystals:
>>
>> http://www.statek.com/products/pdf/Temp%20Sensor%2010162%20Rev%20B.pdf
>>
>> Anyone know why they died out? Did a better technology replace them?
>>
>> TIA, Alan
>>
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