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Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing
Herein, a passive low-profile moisture sensor design based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is proposed. The sensor consists of an LC resonant loop, and the sensing mechanism is based on the fringing electric field generated by the capacitor in the circuit. A standard planar induc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33167552 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20216306 |
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author | Dimitrov, Kristian Chavdarov Song, Sanghun Chang, Hyungjun Lim, Taejun Lee, Yongshik Kwak, Byung-Jae |
author_facet | Dimitrov, Kristian Chavdarov Song, Sanghun Chang, Hyungjun Lim, Taejun Lee, Yongshik Kwak, Byung-Jae |
author_sort | Dimitrov, Kristian Chavdarov |
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description | Herein, a passive low-profile moisture sensor design based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is proposed. The sensor consists of an LC resonant loop, and the sensing mechanism is based on the fringing electric field generated by the capacitor in the circuit. A standard planar inductor and a two-layer interdigital capacitor (IDC) with a significantly higher fringing capacitance compared to that of a conventional parallel plate capacitor (PPC) are used, resulting in improved frequency offset and sensitivity of the sensor. Furthermore, a sensor tag was designed to operate at an 8.2 MHz electronic article surveillance (EAS) frequency range and the corresponding simulation results were experimentally verified. The IDC- and PPC-based capacitor designs were comprehensively compared. The proposed IDC sensor exhibits enhanced sensitivity of 10% in terms of frequency offset that is maintained over time, increased detection distance of 5%, and more than 20% increase in the quality factor compared to sensors based on PPC. The sensor’s performance as a urine detector was experimentally qualified. Additionally, it was shown experimentally that the proposed sensor shows a faster response to moisture. Both simulation and experimental data are presented and elucidated herein. |
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spelling | pubmed-76639902020-11-14 Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing Dimitrov, Kristian Chavdarov Song, Sanghun Chang, Hyungjun Lim, Taejun Lee, Yongshik Kwak, Byung-Jae Sensors (Basel) Letter Herein, a passive low-profile moisture sensor design based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is proposed. The sensor consists of an LC resonant loop, and the sensing mechanism is based on the fringing electric field generated by the capacitor in the circuit. A standard planar inductor and a two-layer interdigital capacitor (IDC) with a significantly higher fringing capacitance compared to that of a conventional parallel plate capacitor (PPC) are used, resulting in improved frequency offset and sensitivity of the sensor. Furthermore, a sensor tag was designed to operate at an 8.2 MHz electronic article surveillance (EAS) frequency range and the corresponding simulation results were experimentally verified. The IDC- and PPC-based capacitor designs were comprehensively compared. The proposed IDC sensor exhibits enhanced sensitivity of 10% in terms of frequency offset that is maintained over time, increased detection distance of 5%, and more than 20% increase in the quality factor compared to sensors based on PPC. The sensor’s performance as a urine detector was experimentally qualified. Additionally, it was shown experimentally that the proposed sensor shows a faster response to moisture. Both simulation and experimental data are presented and elucidated herein. MDPI 2020-11-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7663990/ /pubmed/33167552 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20216306 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Letter Dimitrov, Kristian Chavdarov Song, Sanghun Chang, Hyungjun Lim, Taejun Lee, Yongshik Kwak, Byung-Jae Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title | Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title_full | Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title_fullStr | Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title_full_unstemmed | Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title_short | Interdigital Capacitor-Based Passive LC Resonant Sensor for Improved Moisture Sensing |
title_sort | interdigital capacitor-based passive lc resonant sensor for improved moisture sensing |
topic | Letter |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33167552 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20216306 |
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