• DocumentCode
    3312876
  • Title

    Relative humidity measurement using capacitive sensors

  • Author

    Hassanzadeh, Alireza ; Lindquist, Robert G. ; Borghei, Abdollah

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Tuscaloosa
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3-6 April 2008
  • Firstpage
    396
  • Lastpage
    398
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a method that has been employed to measure on line relative humidity of paper sheets during manufacturing process. Two parallel plate capacitive sensors measure the relative humidity. This method provides on line contact less humidity measurement and control. The sensor is linear up to 24% RH and has 0.2% sensitivity within the range of measurement.
  • Keywords
    capacitive sensors; humidity measurement; humidity sensors; paper industry; paper sheets; parallel plate capacitive sensors; relative humidity measurement; Capacitance measurement; Capacitive sensors; Capacitors; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Electrical resistance measurement; Humidity control; Humidity measurement; RLC circuits; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Southeastcon, 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Huntsville, AL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1883-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1884-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECON.2008.4494326
  • Filename
    4494326