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FINDING RESISTANCE AND TEMPERATURE USING STEINHART & HART EQUATION

1/T = a + b(Ln R) + c(Ln R)^3, T in degrees Kelvin
Serial No.: 55031

Fill in temperatures and resistance for basis of calculating a,b,and c.

Temp C Resistance Temp K LnR

Low -55 961580 218.15 13.7763330
Mid 25 10000 298.15 9.2103404
High 125 337 398.15 5.8200829

Ln(R1) - Ln(R2) 4.56599267

Ln(R1) - Ln(R3) 7.95625011
(1/T1) - (1/T2) 0.00122999
(1/T1) - (1/T3) 0.00207239

Coefficients
a= 0.001138942
b= 0.000232762
c= 0.000000091

Solving for R, given T: Resistance dR/dT %dR/dT alpha beta

Degrees C= 1 31077.78 -1578.00 -5.08 -27507.11726 28369.91628
Temp K 274.15

Solving For T, given R:

Ohms= 10000 Temp C= 25.00 25

To find resistance -
Degree C Resistance DRDT alpha beta
Enter Temp: 0.00 32,701.70 -1671 -27653.54 28405.4807971
5.00 25,428.70 -1260 -26931.956 28231.6194296
10.00 19,924.12 -957 -26235.856 28067.27294483
15.00 15,725.21 -733 -25563.914 27911.82899361
 20.00 12,498.13 -566 -24914.893 27764.72131102
25.00 10,000.00 -439 -24287.641 27625.42572633
32,701.70 -1671 -27653.54 28405.4807971
32,701.70 -1671 -27653.54 28405.4807971
32,701.70 -1671 -27653.54 28405.4807971

R vs. T Table
Enter Lowest Temperature (C): -55
Enter Highest Temperature (C): 125
Enter Temperature Increment (C): 5

Temperature Resistance DR/DT alpha beta

-55.000 961,580.00 -70974.89 ### ###
-50.000 669,190.52 -47656.20 ### ###
-45.000 471,641.76 -32423.19 ### ###
-40.000 336,439.15 -22337.79 ### ###
-35.000 242,763.22 -15574.60 ### ###
-30.000 177,095.23 -10983.62 ### ###
-25.000 130,544.35 -7830.67 ### ###
-20.000 97,191.71 -5641.13 ### ###
-15.000 73,050.80 -4104.36 ### ###
-10.000 55,406.57 -3014.73 ### ###
-5.000 42,390.09 -2234.59 ### ###
0.000 32,701.70 -1670.80 ### ###
5.000 25,428.70 -1259.70 ### ###
10.000 19,924.12 -957.37 ### ###
15.000 15,725.21 -733.19 ### ###
20.000 12,498.13 -565.65 ### ###
25.000 10,000.00 -439.48 ### ###
30.000 8,052.73 -343.77 ### ###
35.000 6,524.74 -270.66 ### ###
40.000 5,318.05 -214.44 ### ###
45.000 4,359.24 -170.92 ### ###
50.000 3,592.88 -137.02 ### ###
55.000 2,976.84 -110.46 ### ###
60.000 2,478.92 -89.53 ### ###
65.000 2,074.34 -72.94 ### ###
70.000 1,743.94 -59.72 ### ###
75.000 1,472.79 -49.13 ### ###
80.000 1,249.21 -40.61 ### ###
85.000 1,064.01 -33.71 ### ###
90.000 909.94 -28.11 ### ###
95.000 781.21 -23.54 ### ###
100.000 673.21 -19.79 ### ###
105.000 582.25 -16.70 ### ###
110.000 505.34 -14.14 ### ###
115.000 440.08 -12.03 ### ###
120.000 384.50 -10.26 ### ###
125.000 337.00 -8.78 ### ###
125.000 337.00 -8.78 ### ###
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 8.9867573568 -0.2235830152
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