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It can be solved for the temperature-compensating resistor<br />

Then, the compensating resistor is<br />

5.7 Bridge Circuits 199<br />

βR<br />

R c =−<br />

∂R/∂T + βR . (5.60)<br />

R c =−R<br />

β<br />

γ + β . (5.61)<br />

The minus sign indicates that the equation is true for negative TCS β. Thus, when<br />

TCR, TCS, and a nominal resistance <strong>of</strong> the bridge arm are known, a simple stable<br />

resistor in series with voltage excitation E can provide a quite satisfactory compensation.<br />

It should be noted, however, that according to Eq. (5.59), to use this method,<br />

the TCS <strong>of</strong> the bridge arm must be smaller than its TCR (|β|

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