• DocumentCode
    2369674
  • Title

    VHDL-AMS modeling of an integrated gas flow sensor readout channel with pressure compensation.

  • Author

    Lazzerini, G.M. ; Dei, M. ; Bruschi, P. ; Piotto, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. di Pisa, Pisa
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    2-5 July 2007
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Lastpage
    144
  • Abstract
    An analog circuit for the compensation of pressure effects in thermal flow meters is presented. The result is obtained by modulating the power delivered to the heater by means of a feedback loop that senses the pressure variations with no need of an additional pressure sensor. A possible system architecture is proposed and the effectiveness of the method is demonstrated by means of VHDL-AMS simulations.
  • Keywords
    channel flow; flow sensors; flowmeters; gas sensors; hardware description languages; mechanical engineering computing; VHDL-AMS modeling; analog circuit; feedback loop; integrated gas flow sensor; pressure compensation; pressure sensor; pressure variations; readout channel; thermal flow meters; Analog circuits; Circuit simulation; Feedback loop; Fluid flow; Gas detectors; Pressure effects; Silicon; Temperature sensors; Thermal sensors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Research in Microelectronics and Electronics Conference, 2007. PRIME 2007. Ph.D.
  • Conference_Location
    Bordeaux
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1000-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1001-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RME.2007.4401831
  • Filename
    4401831