
Model HFP01SC
Self-Calibrating Soil Heat Flux Plate
1. General Description
The HFP01SC Soil Heat Flux plate consists of a thermopile and a film heater.
The thermopile measures temperature gradients across the plate. During the
in-situ field calibration, the film heater is used to generate a heat flux through
the plate. The amount of power used to generate the calibration heat flux is
measured by the datalogger. Each plate is individually calibrated, at the
factory, to output flux.
In order to measure soil heat flux at the surface, several HFP01SCs are used to
measure the soil heat flux at a depth of eight centimeters. A TCAV Averaging
Soil Thermocouple is used to measure the temporal change in temperature of
the soil layer above the HFP01SC. Finally, a CS616 Water Content
Reflectometer is used to measure the soil water content. The temporal change
in soil temperature and soil water content are used to compute the soil storage
term.
The -L option on the model HFP01SC Soil Heat Flux plate (HFP01SC-L)
indicates that the cable length is user specified. The HFP01SC-L has two
cables; the first cable is the signal output cable and the second is the heater
input cable. Two analog inputs are required to measure the HFP01SC-L This
manual refers to the sensor as the HFP01SC.
2. Specifications
Operating Temperature: -30°C to +70°C
Storage Temperature: -30°C to +70°C
Plate Thickness: 5 mm (0.2 in.)
Plate Diameter: 80 mm (3.15 in.)
Power Consumption
During Self Calibration: 1.3 W (108 mA @ 12 vdc)
Sensor: thermopile and film heater
Measurement Range: ±100 W m
-2
Signal Range (nominal): ±5 mV for the above range (sensor), 0 to 2 V
(while the film heater is powered)
Accuracy: ±3% of reading
Sensitivity (nominal): 67 µV W
-1
m
-2
Sensor Resistance (nominal): 2 Ω
Heater Resistance (nominal): 100 Ω
Current Sensing Resistor: 10Ω 1% 0.25 W
Thermal Conductivity: 0.8 W m
-1
K
-1
1
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