ABB PFEA 112 - Inclined Mounting

Tension Electronics PFEA111/112, User Manual
Section B.5.2 Inclined Mounting
3BSE029380R0101 Rev C B-5
B.5.2 Inclined Mounting
Sometimes it is necessary to mount the load cell on an
incline due to mechanical design constraints of the
machine or the need to have a proper force component
applied to the load cell.
In this case, the incline angle modifies the tare load and
the force components as shown.
F
R
= T × [sin (sin ()]
F
Rtot
= F
R
+ F
RT
=
F
RT
= Tare × cos 
Ta re
F
RT
F
R
T
T



T × [sin (sin ()] + Tare × cos 
PFCL 301E
Wrap gain
T
F
R
--------
T
T –sin +sin+
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T (Tension) Wrap gain F
R
=
Wrap gain
1
–sin +sin+
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