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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596740
