• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 써모파일을 사용한 비분산 적외선 메탄가스센서의 온도보상 알고리즘을 제시하였다. 가스측정을 위해 적외선 감지부에 내장된 써미스터의 출력전압과 분위기 온도와의 상관성을 도출하고, 협 대역통과 필터 특성과 온도 변화에 따른 센서모듈(광 공동과 적외선램프)의 출력전압 특성 및 메탄가스의 흡수계수와 광 경로에 따른 출력특성 해석을 통하여 가스센서 모듈의 온도보상 알고리즘을 도출하였다.온도보상 전 약 $\pm$ 1,500 ppm 이상의 오차를 갖는 센서는 온도보상 알고리즘을 적용함으로써 $20^{\circ}C$온도변화 구간에서 최대 약 180 ppm 이하의 정밀한 센서모듈을 제작하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.250-254
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• 2021

A highly sensitive and selective non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) carbon dioxide gas sensor requires achieving high transmittance and narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM), which depends on the interface of the optical filter for precise measurement of carbon dioxide concentration. This paper presents the design, simulation, and fabrication of a Fabry-Perot filter based on a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) for a low-cost NDIR carbon dioxide sensor. The Fabry-Perot filter consists of upper and lower DBR pairs, which comprise multilayered stacks of alternating high- and low-index thin films, and a cavity layer for the resonance of incident light. As the number of DBR pairs inside the reflector increases, the FWHM of the transmitted light becomes narrower, but the transmittance of light decreases substantially. Therefore, it is essential to analyze the relationship between the FWHM and transmittance according to the number of DBR pairs. The DBR is made of silicon and silicon dioxide by RF magnetron sputtering on a glass wafer. After the optimal conditions based on simulation results were realized, the DBR exhibited a light transmittance of 38.5% at 4.26 ㎛ and an FWHM of 158 nm. The improved results substantiate the advantages of the low-cost and minimized process compared to expensive commercial filters.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2016

As public interest in air quality and environment problem is increasing, many researches are being carried out the gas measurement system. Especially, Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) measurements using Beer-Lambert gas sensing principle with very high selectivity and long life time are noted for reliable method. It is possible to detect various gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), but many researches are mostly concentrated on CO2 sensor. The multi-gas measuring instrument is high price and unwieldy, therefore it is not suitable for wide area required numerous instrument. So we study the NDIR multi-gas measurement system for air quality based on wireless sensor network, and experiment the realized measurement system.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 동맥혈중 이산화탄소 분압을 실시간으로 추정하는 capnograph 시스템에 상용되는 대부분 NDIR 흡수식(non-dispersive infrared absorption) 광챔버와 신호처리회로를 설계 및 구현하였다. 광챔버 설계시 일반 정상인의 capnogram을 주파수 분석하여 적합한 광쵸핑 주파수를 결정한 뒤, 이에 근거하여 시간응답을 고려한 광챔버를 설계하였으며, 열잡음에 대한 영향을 줄이기 위해 2광원 1센서 방식의 $CO_2$ 농도 신호처리회로를 구현하였다. 구현된 광챔버에 대한 가스배출시간을 조사하였으며 신호처리회로를 외부 온도 변화 실험에 적용한 결과 2광원 1센서 방식이 안정된 출력 신호를 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였고, 실제 사람의 호흡에 대한 실험결과 정상적인 capnogram 형태의 $CO_2$ 농도 변화 곡선을 보였다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 비분산 적외선 방식을 이용한 일산화탄소, 이산화탄소 듀얼 센서 모듈을 실현한다. 비분산 적외선 방식은 가스분자가 특정 파장의 적외선을 흡수하는 특성을 이용하여 가스의 적외선 흡수도를 측정하여 농도로 환산하는 방식이다. 비분산 적외선 방식은 수명이 길고 정밀도가 높아 기존의 접촉식(화학식) 센서에 비해 우수한 특성을 가지고 있다. 중요한 기술은 NDIR의 핵심 부분인 광공동의 설계 기술과 센서의 성능을 최종 결정짓는 농도-온도 교정 기술이다. 현재까지 개발된 광 공동 기술은 CO2센서의 단일 센서 방식이었다. 본 연구에서는 이 기술을 접목한 일산화탄소까지 동시에 측정할 수 있는 광공동기술과 교정기술을 연구 개발하여 하나의 광 공동으로 이산화탄소와 일산화탄소를 동시에 측정 할 수 있는 고기능 센서를 실현하는 것이다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2017

This article describes the characteristics of nondispersive infrared carbon dioxide gas sensor according to the temperatures and humidifies. In this researches, a thermopile sensor that included application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) was used and the White-cell structure was implemented as an optical waveguide. The developed sensor modules were installed in gas chamber and then the temperature of gas chamber has been increased from 283 K to 313 K with 10K temperature step. In order to analyze the effects of humidity levels, the relative humidity levels were changed from 30 to 80%R.H. with small humidifier. Then, the characteristics of sensor modules were acquired with the increment of carbon dioxide concentrations from 0 to 2,000 ppm. When the initial voltages of sensors were compared before and after humidifying the chamber at constant temperature, the decrements of the output voltages of sensors are like these: 9mV (reference infrared sensor), 41 mV (carbon dioxide sensor), 2 mV (temperature sensor). With the increment of ambient temperature, the averaged output voltage of carbon dioxide sensor was increased 19 mV, however, when the humidity level was increased, it was decreased 14mV. Based upon the experimental results, the humidity effect could be alleviated by the increment of temperature, so the effects of humidity and temperature could be only compensated by the ambient temperature itself. The estimated carbon dioxide concentrations showed 10% large errors below 200 ppm, however, the errors of the estimations of carbon dioxide concentrations were less than ${\pm}5%$ from 400 to 2,000 ppm.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제32권A호
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• pp.35-38
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• 2012

We present a novel non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) $CO_2$ gas sensor with a light source emitting collimated light. Using this thermopile, we also have successfully developed a small, sensitive NDIR $CO_2$ detector module for accurate air quality monitoring systems in energy-saving building and automotive applications. The novel sample cavity comprising specular reflectors around the light bulb is configured to uniformly emit collimated light into the entrance aperture of the cavity in order to enhance the sensitivity of NDIR $CO_2$ detector.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2006

A fast response $CO_2$ analyzer has been developed to study transient characteristics on an SI engine. The analyzer has the delay time of 4.5 ms and time constant of 2.8 ms, which is fast enough to measure $CO_2$ concentration on a transient condition. Wide range of A/F(Air/Fuel) ratio can be estimated using the analyzer with an additional switch type oxygen sensor. The results of measurement of $CO_2$ concentration and A/F ratio on a transient condition including rapid acceleration/deceleration and EGR(Ehxaust Gas Recirculation) on/off are presented and compared with a commercial exhaust gas analyzer and UEGO(Universial Exhaust Gas Oxyzen) sensor.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2013

In this paper, we developed an optical sheet for LED lighting with integrated $CO_2$ gas and temperature sensor which can monitor at the indoor environment. The optical sheet for LED lighting is fabricated through PMMA(Polymethyl methacrylate) injection process using mold. This research enables to fabricate the reflective sheet, light-guide plate and the prism sheet in a optical sheet. The fabricated sheet demonstrates higher intensity of optical efficiency compared with single-sided sheets. The $CO_2$ sensor was fabricated using NDIR(NON-Dispersive Infrared) method and it has $0.0235mV/V{\cdot}PPM$ sensitivity. The temperature sensor was fabricated using RTD(Resistance temperature detector) method and it has $0.563{\Omega}/^{\circ}C $sensitivity.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2007

본 논문은 온도보상의 특성을 보여주는 비분산 적외선 이산화탄소 가스센서에 대해 기술하였다. 이 가스센서는 두개의 오목한 반사경을 가진 광 공동, 검출기 출력 전압과 온도센서의 증폭을 위해 동일한 금속 패키지 내에 제작된 ASIC 칩을 포함한 써모파일 검출기로 구성되어 있다. 새롭게 개발된 센서 모듈은 0 ppm에서 2,000ppm까지 이산화탄소 가스의 농도를 측정한 결과 ${\pm}40\;ppm$의 오차를 보였으며, 실험 결과에 기초한 가스농도의 계산 방법으로부터 센서 모듈은 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $35^{\circ}C$ 온도 구간에서 ${\pm}5\;ppm$의 오차를 나타냄으로써 높은 정확성을 가진 자기 온도 보상형 센서를 제작하였다.