HIN1B10
Pressure-to-current converter
This representation identifies conversion of a pressure input to a current-signal output.
IEC
IEEE / ANSI · P/I
ANSI/IEEE pressure/current converter symbol
IEEE-library pressure-to-current converter form representing a transducer that turns process pressure into a loop current.
In plain English
What does ANSI/IEEE pressure/current converter mean?
The pressure/current converter represents a device that turns a measured quantity into a signal that measures pressure and produces a proportional electrical signal, typically a 4-20 mA loop. On control and protection schematics it appears where transformer, compressor or hydraulic pressure is passed to a PLC, relay or indicator.
A simple example
The block does not tell you the pressure range, whether the output is two-wire loop-powered or four-wire, or whether the measurement is gauge, absolute or differential. Those details govern the wiring and the scaling at the receiving input.
What the drawings help you do
Identify whether the loop is powered by the receiver or the device that turns a measured quantity into a signal. Check scaling of the output current to pressure range. A pressure/current converter gives a continuous signal; a pressure switch gives only a contact change at a set point.
This particular reference
IEEE-library pressure-to-current converter form representing a device that turns a measured quantity into a signal that turns process pressure into a loop current. A pressure/current converter gives a continuous signal; a pressure switch gives only a contact change at a set point.
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Read the source: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Instrumentation and Sensors · IEEE/ANSI 315-1975: graphic symbols for electrical and electronics diagrams
IEEE / ANSI · Autodesk IEEE-oriented Instrumentation and Sensors form: Pressure/Current Converter
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What it represents
The pressure/current converter represents a transducer that measures pressure and produces a proportional electrical signal, typically a 4-20 mA loop. On control and protection schematics it appears where transformer, compressor or hydraulic pressure is passed to a PLC, relay or indicator.
The block does not tell you the pressure range, whether the output is two-wire loop-powered or four-wire, or whether the measurement is gauge, absolute or differential. Those details govern the wiring and the scaling at the receiving input.
How to read it
- Identify whether the loop is powered by the receiver or the transducer.
- Check scaling of the output current to pressure range.
Information to show or reference
- State pressure range and type
- Show loop power source
- Reference receiving input
A distinction that matters
A pressure/current converter gives a continuous signal; a pressure switch gives only a contact change at a set point.
Sources you can follow
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Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Instrumentation and Sensors
Public IEEE-oriented Instrumentation and Sensors preview listing the Pressure/Current Converter block and its vendor identifier.
IEEE/ANSI 315-1975: graphic symbols for electrical and electronics diagrams
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