• DocumentCode
    2498973
  • Title

    Microstrip ring resonator as a moisture sensor for wheat grains

  • Author

    Joshi, K.K. ; Abegaonkar, M. ; Karekar, R.N. ; Aiyer, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., S.P. Coll., Pune, India
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    1679
  • Abstract
    Microwave resonant frequency and quality factor of a ring resonator are measured with a single wheat grain as an overlay on the ring and are found to vary with the moisture content independent of the weight of the kernel.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; agriculture; electric sensing devices; microstrip resonators; moisture measurement; kernel weight; microstrip ring resonator; microwave resonant frequency; moisture sensor; quality factor; wheat grain; Consumer electronics; Kernel; Microstrip components; Microstrip resonators; Moisture measurement; Optical ring resonators; Permittivity; Q factor; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596740
  • Filename
    596740