Development of a Coal Dust Concentration Sensor Based on the Electrostatic Induction Method

[Image: see text] In order to solve the problems of easy blockage and difficult maintenance of the current coal dust concentration sensor, a coal dust concentration sensor based on the electrostatic induction method was designed. Based on the analysis of the principle of electrostatic induction dust concentration detection, an electrostatic induction dust concentration sensor composed of a electrostatic detection electrode, a dust extraction fan, an induction signal processing circuit, an insulator, a shield, and other parts was designed. The influence of the length and width of the electrostatic detection electrode and the particle flow rate on the standard deviation of the induction signal was analyzed through experiments to optimize them. The induction signals on the electrostatic detection electrode at different dust concentrations were determined in tests, and the mathematical relationship between the standard deviation of the induction signal and the dust concentration was obtained. According to segment multiple-curve height fitting, the maximum deviation between the detected value and actual dust concentration does not exceed 10%.