Photonic Sensors, Volume. 4, Issue 1, 70(2014)

A Novel Readout System for Wireless Passive Pressure Sensors

Huixin ZHANG1,2, Yingping HONG1,2, Binger GE1,2, Ting LIANG1,2, and and Jijun XIONG1,2、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement (North University of China), Ministry of Education, Taiyuan, 030051, China
  • 2Ministry of Education and Science Technology on Electronic Test & Measurement Laboratory, Department of Electronic Science and technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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    This paper presents a novel readout system for wireless passive pressure sensors based on the inductively coupled inductor and cavity (LC) resonant circuits. The proposed system consists of a reader antenna inductively coupled to the sensor circuit, a readout circuit, and a personal computer (PC) post processing unit. The readout circuit generates a voltage signal representing the sensor’s capacitance. The frequency of the reader antenna driving signal is a constant, which is equal to the sensor’s resonant frequency at zero pressure. Based on mechanical and electrical modeling, the pressure sensor design based on the high temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC) technology is conducted and discussed. The functionality and accuracy of the readout system are tested with a voltage-capacitance measurement system and demonstrated in a realistic pressure measurement environment, so that the overall performance and the feasibility of the readout system are proved.

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    Huixin ZHANG, Yingping HONG, Binger GE, Ting LIANG, and Jijun XIONG. A Novel Readout System for Wireless Passive Pressure Sensors[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2014, 4(1): 70

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    Paper Information

    Received: Nov. 25, 2013

    Accepted: Dec. 10, 2013

    Published Online: Jan. 2, 2014

    The Author Email: XIONG and Jijun (xiongjijun@nuc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s13320-013-0155-y

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