Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 17, 1728002(2024)

Full Range and High Precision Laser CH4 Sensor Based on Algorithm Fusion

Yunlong Liu1, Songfeng Yin2,3、*, Yue Cheng2,3, and Xiang Zou1
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  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
  • 2Hefei Institute for Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
  • 3Hefei Tsingsensor Technology Co., Ltd., Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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    To achieve full range and high-precision measurement of CH4 gas, a laser CH4 sensor based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) technology has been developed, which integrates wavelength modulation spectroscopy first harmonic normalization second harmonic (WMS-2f/1f) technology and direct absorption spectroscopy (DAS) technology. The sensor utilizes a distributed feedback laser with a central wavelength of 1653.72 nm as the detection light source, and realizes real-time inversion of CH4 volume fraction through a built-in microcontroller unit main control chip. A fusion algorithm of WMS and DAS inversion volume fraction data based on fuzzy control S-type membership function is proposed. Minimum root mean square error (RMSE) verification is performed on ten similar sensors, and the optimal fuzzy interval is determined to be in the range of 0.024‒0.038. Through comparison, this algorithm has effectively reduced the root mean square error of the system compared to the traditional full range measurement method. The test results demonstrate that the remeasurement error range of the full range test of the sensor is -5.28%‒3.67%, indicating that the sensor has high accuracy for the full range measurement. The detection limit of the sensor is evaluated at 3.04×10-5 using a 3×10-4 2f/1f measurement signal, combined with the optical path length of 0.07 m, and the minimum detectable integral volume fraction in 1 m optical path is 2.13×10-6. The 0.01 volume fraction gas is measured for a long time and the Gaussian distribution of its inversion concentration is calculated. The maximum statistical value is in the range of 0.997×10-2‒1.002×10-2, and the half width at half maximum of the Gaussian fitting curve is 1.43×10-4.

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    Yunlong Liu, Songfeng Yin, Yue Cheng, Xiang Zou. Full Range and High Precision Laser CH4 Sensor Based on Algorithm Fusion[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(17): 1728002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Nov. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Songfeng Yin (yinsongfeng@tsinghua-hf.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232594

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232594

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