
TC-3 Temperature Controller User’s Manual · Page 27
Also unlike thermistors and RTDs, these IC sensors produce a linear
response, making conversion to temperature a very straightforward
calculation.
AD590 sensors produce 1µA/K, so that 0°C (which is equal to 273.15K)
would produce 273.15 µA.
Similarly, LM335 sensors produce 10mV/K, so that 0°C would produce
2.7315V.
For both sensors, because the response is linear, the sensor
coefficients default to a slope of 1 and an offset of zero, but can be
adjusted to achieve higher accuracy.
The temperature correction formula for the AD590 or LM335 is:
T = MT
C
+ B
Where T
C
is the temperature (in °C) calculated using the standard
conversion value of 1°C/µA or 0.1°C/mV, as appropriate, and adjusted
from Kelvin to Celsius.
External Fan Control
The TC-3 has a built-in user adjustable 4-12V DC power supply
designed to provide up to 350mA to an external fan. When using the
TC-3 with mounts that require a fan, no additional external power
supply is needed. The housings used by Alpes Lasers do not
incorporate fans.
Fan control is setup in the menu using the Ext Fan, Ext Fan Pwr, Ext
Fan Mode, and Ext Fan Off settings.
Ext Fan can be set to Off, Slow, Medium, Fast, or Custom. When set to
Off, the fan power is never turned on. Slow, Medium, and Fast
correspond to 9V, 10.5V, and 12V. To select a different voltage, choose
the Custom setting and then adjust the Ext Fan Pwr menu item to the
desired voltage, from 4.0V to 12.0V.
The fan on/off mode can be controlled using the Ext Fan Mode
setting. There are five modes:
Auto Fan is turned on whenever the TEC output is on, and turns off
when the TEC output is turned off.
On Fan is always on.
Delay Similar to the Auto mode, the fan is turned on whenever the
TEC output is on, but when the TEC is turned off, the fan will
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