CCS Carbon Ceramic Sensors™

General Information Performance Characteristics Applications FAQ

CCS Carbon Ceramic Sensors™ Characteristics

Carbon Ceramic temperature sensors adhere to a single resistance vs. temperature curve and are suitable for measurements in the range 1-375K in cryogenic systems.

Sensors are manufactured under the most stringent quality control and demonstrate long-term stability under conditions of strong magnetic field, neutron-gamma irradiation, thermal cycling and mechanical durability.

Characteristics

  • Carbon-ceramic matrix construction
  • Glass-coated hermetically sealed 2mmx8mmx1mm deep
  • Can be used in gas, vacuum, liquids & solids
  • Selected sensors thermally conditioned with 50 thermal cycles over 3 months
  • Calibrated sensors measured 16+ points with polynomial fit provided
  • Non-oxidising alloy leads are bendable & withstand normal soldering
  • 2 wires standard with 3 & 4 wire options available
  • Relatively simple to effectively thermal anchor
  • Advice provided on optimum mounting for your conditions

Thermal Anchoring CCS Carbon Ceramic Sensors™

Owing to the relative simplicity of the thermal anchor and mounting method, no special skills or techniques are required to effectively employ CCS sensors in a real system and accuracy to within 0ยท05% or better is easily achievable. This allows the sensors to be used as industrial technology for use in serial production of commercial systems with a level of performance suitable for the most demanding of applications.

CCS Sensor mounting

CCS sensor users are provided with application notes describing optimal methods of fixing for a variety of situations. To aid application, CCS sensors can be supplied in three forms:

  • CCS sensor only (pads can also be supplied for users to self-mount on)
  • CCS sensor mounted to an EQUITHERM thermal pad
  • CCS sensor + EQUITHERM + Manganese wiring (4 wire system)

The benefits of using EQUITHERM pads with CCS sensors include reduced risk from damage during fitting (we mount the CCS sensor and check at RT & 77K) and simplified fitting to the cryostat or magnet assembly. Also, EQUITHERM pads practically remove all self heating losses.

CCS Sensor mounting