TY - GEN
T1 - Characterization of moisture sensor based on printed Carbon-Zinc energy cell
AU - Nilsson, Hans Erik
AU - Sidén, Johan
AU - Unander, Tomas
AU - Olsson, Torbjörn
AU - Jonsson, Peter
AU - Koptioug, Andrei
AU - Gulliksson, Mikael
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - In this work we present a simple printed moisture sensor fabricated using electronic inks on a multilayer paper structure. The sensor is based on a Carbon-Zinc type energy cell and provides power to a readout electronic circuit when activated by moisture. The sensors are based on a number of our filed patents according to which the sensor is used for both event detection and as a power source for the processing electronics. Typical applications are moisture and leakage detection in buildings, water pipe lines, smart packages and health care systems such as smart incontinence sensors. As the detector is triggered, it powers up an electronic circuit (polymer based or silicon based) that starts communication with the alarm server. In the simplest systems a sound or a light alarm is started to alert the user. In this work we present a characterization of some critical parameters of the sensor such as power driving capability, linearity, internal memory effects and saturation. In addition, we examine a specific application, when sensor is used as defrosting alarm for surveillance of frozen articles during transport.
AB - In this work we present a simple printed moisture sensor fabricated using electronic inks on a multilayer paper structure. The sensor is based on a Carbon-Zinc type energy cell and provides power to a readout electronic circuit when activated by moisture. The sensors are based on a number of our filed patents according to which the sensor is used for both event detection and as a power source for the processing electronics. Typical applications are moisture and leakage detection in buildings, water pipe lines, smart packages and health care systems such as smart incontinence sensors. As the detector is triggered, it powers up an electronic circuit (polymer based or silicon based) that starts communication with the alarm server. In the simplest systems a sound or a light alarm is started to alert the user. In this work we present a characterization of some critical parameters of the sensor such as power driving capability, linearity, internal memory effects and saturation. In addition, we examine a specific application, when sensor is used as defrosting alarm for surveillance of frozen articles during transport.
KW - Moisture detection
KW - Printed sensors
KW - RFID
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U2 - 10.1109/POLYTR.2005.1596492
DO - 10.1109/POLYTR.2005.1596492
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33847182049
SN - 0780395530
SN - 9780780395534
T3 - Polytronic 2005: 5th International Conference on Polymers and Adhesives in Microelectronics and Photonics - Proceedings
SP - 82
EP - 85
BT - Polytronic 2005
T2 - Polytronic 2005: 5th International Conference on Polymers and Adhesives in Microelectronics and Photonics
Y2 - 23 October 2005 through 26 October 2005
ER -