A Low-Cost Microwave-Based Sensor for Water Content Detection

被引:0
|
作者
Bier, Igor [1 ]
Hampe, Matthias [1 ]
Zigon, Taylor [2 ]
Leon-Salas, Walter [2 ]
Harris, Michael [3 ]
机构
[1] Ostfalia Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Wolfenbuttel, Germany
[2] Purdue Univ, Sch Engn Technol, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[3] Purdue Univ, Dept Chem Engn, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
来源
关键词
microwave; water content; moisture sensing;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper presents a water content sensor. The sensor operates by radiating an electromagnetic wave through an antenna and measuring the reflected field. The magnitude and phase of the reflected waves are used to determine the presence and amount of water. The sensor does not need a direct contact with the sample. Hence, it can be used in a conveyor system or in applications where direct access to the sample is not feasible. The proposed sensor uses low-cost components and easy-to-manufacture antennas. Experimental results with different antennas and water content are presented.
引用
收藏
页数:3
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [31] A low-cost microwave radiometer for the detection of fire in forest environments
    Alimenti, Federico
    Bonafoni, Stefania
    Leone, Salvatore
    Tasselli, Gabriele
    Basili, Patrizia
    Roselli, Luca
    Solbach, Klaus
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 2008, 46 (09): : 2632 - 2643
  • [32] LOW-COST REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR MICROWAVE AND RF HEATING USING MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY
    Stephan, Karl D.
    Pearce, John A.
    JOURNAL OF MICROWAVE POWER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY, 2002, 37 (02) : 113 - 124
  • [33] A LOW-COST MICROWAVE TUNER
    不详
    MICROWAVE JOURNAL, 1994, 37 (07) : 130 - 130
  • [34] Low-Cost Lens Antenna Design for Microwave Moisture Detection
    Ma, Fangyan
    Zhang, Xinpei
    Yin, Yuanyuan
    Yin, Hang
    Song, Chao
    Zhao, Liqing
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 2022, 2022
  • [35] Microwave-based sensor dedicated to the characterization of meat freshness
    Calvet-Chautard, Mareva
    Gonzalez, Patricio Jaque
    Veronese, Thierry
    Dubuc, David
    Grenier, Katia
    2020 IEEE MTT-S INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE BIOMEDICAL CONFERENCE (IMBIOC), 2020,
  • [36] Applications using a low-cost baseband pulsed microwave radar sensor
    Duzdar, A
    Kompa, G
    IMTC/2001: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-3: REDISCOVERING MEASUREMENT IN THE AGE OF INFORMATICS, 2001, : 239 - 243
  • [37] LOW-COST GLOW-DISCHARGE TUBE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY SENSOR
    KOPEIKA, NS
    EVENZUR, D
    FISHBEIN, I
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, 1976, 64 (03) : 382 - 384
  • [38] A low-cost, orientation-insensitive microwave water-cut sensor printed on a pipe surface
    Karimi, Muhammad Akram
    Arsalan, Muhammad
    Shamim, Atif
    2017 IEEE MTT-S INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE SYMPOSIUM (IMS), 2017, : 1214 - 1217
  • [39] Low-Cost, Tiny-Sized MEMS Hydrophone Sensor for Water Pipeline Leak Detection
    Xu, Jinghui
    Chai, Kevin Tshun-Chuan
    Wu, Guoqiang
    Han, Beibei
    Wai, Eva Leong-Ching
    Li, Wei
    Yeo, Jason
    Nijhof, Edwin
    Gu, Yuandong
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 2019, 66 (08) : 6374 - 6382
  • [40] CONTINUOUS, AUTOMATED, AND LOW-COST MONITORING OF THE ORGANIC CONTENT IN WATER
    DAVENPORT, RJ
    WYNVEEN, RA
    COOPER, WJ
    JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, 1981, 73 (10): : 555 - 558