Types of Sensors
As sensor technology evolves, there are many types of sensors becoming available. More and more sensors will have a wireless function built in. If not, and if required, you can often add it externally... and easily. So how many sensor types are there? Well, depending on how you describe them, there are more than 100... and still counting! Sometimes we describe a sensor by the basic parameter that it’s sensing... such as temperature. At other times we may describe it as an air temperature sensor, or a water temperature sensor, or an engine temperature sensor. It doesn’t really matter. In this case we are still measuring the same basic parameter - temperature... the important thing is what we are interested in measuring the temperature of... what the application is. There’s no right or wrong way... it’s a matter of what works... what’s the most convenient... the way that’s easiest to understand. Below, you’ll see a list of sensor types, listed in alphabetical order. The list is a mix of names, sometimes relating to the basic parameter and sometimes to the application. Want more information? Click on those shown as a blue link.
This list of types of sensors is by no means complete and many new sensors, such as those that sense specific chemicals, are already emerging.
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