{"id":11197,"date":"2017-01-26T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T07:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-sea\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2017-01-26T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T07:45:02","slug":"signal-conditioning-need-isolate-convert-filter-amplify-control-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-sea\/2017\/01\/signal-conditioning-need-isolate-convert-filter-amplify-control-signal\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal Conditioning &#8211; Why we need to isolate, convert, filter and amplify control signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When dealing with Measurement and Control signals, Signal Conditioners are crucial for the healthy operation of the whole system. Let\u2019s find out why:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Electrical Isolation \u2013 The most important task of a signal conditioner is the electrical isolation of signals. A reliable Signal Conditioner offers consistent isolation of input, output, and supply. As such, ground current loops can be prevented in the event of potential differences, which would otherwise lead to a distortion of the measured process values.\n<p><div style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/local_sg\/web_content_2col\/pic_con2_sg_0016912_int.jpg\" alt=\"MINI Analog Pro isolating signals\" width=\"440\" height=\"332\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MINI Analog Pro Isolating Signals<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Convert &#8211; An advantage of signal conversion is the conversion of sensor signals into a signal that can be read by the controller, such as PT100 in 4&#8230;20 mA. In addition, failure-prone signals such as 0 &#8211; 10 V, for example, can be converted into non-prone current signals.\n<p><div style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/local_sg\/web_content_2col\/pic_con2_sg_0016913_int.jpg\" alt=\"MINI Analog Pro converting signals\" width=\"440\" height=\"332\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MINI Analog Pro converting signals<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Amplify &#8211; Signals always need to be amplified in the event that cables are long or if high loads are to be driven. It is here where the signal conditioners must provide a high output power at a low input power.\n<p><div style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/assets\/images_ed\/local_sg\/web_content_2col\/pic_con2_sg_0016914_int.jpg\" alt=\"MINI Analog Pro amplifying signals\" width=\"440\" height=\"332\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MINI Analog Pro amplifying signals<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Filter &#8211; In industrial environments, interference often occurs as a result of high-frequency signals. The input filters of the signal conditioners therefore reliably filter out such interference signals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Getting cold feet? No fear, Phoenix Contact has the all in 1 solution to save the day. 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