• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.182-186
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• 2013

We studied the possibility that an air capacitor can be used as a humidity sensor by measuring capacitance change. In order to investigate the possibility, the change of capacitance of an air capacitor due to moisture in air was first considered theoretically, and was then experimentally verified. The capacitance was measured by an LCR impedance meter with a 100-kHz and 1-V ac. The results revealed that the changes in the experimentally measured capacitances were greater than those in the theoretically calculated values. Based on this fact, we knew that an air capacitor could be used as part of a humidity sensing device. We expect the humidity sensor with an air capacitor has characteristics of fast response time, high reliability, and high durability compared with other conventional methods.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.156-167
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• 2014

This paper presents the test results of small dipstick-gage-type engine-oil-deterioration-detection sensor. The measured sensor signal characteristics for the capacitance and temperature are analyzed. The engine oil deterioration condition correlates with the electrical property of the dielectric constant that comprised with physical properties such as TAN (Total Acid Number), TBN (Total Base Number) and viscosity. Several problems encontered during the test of the sensor system are improved. The results of vehicle tests show that the capacitance signal is stable after the engine stops. Therefore, the sensor should start measuring the parameters for monitoring the engine oil condition after the engine stops. The engine is considered to be in a stopped state if the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the oil capacitance measured every 1 min is below 0.02 pF. The key test results in this paper will help in the development of an engine oil change warning algorithm.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.249-252
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• 2003

This paper propose an advanced circuit for fingerprint sensor signal processing. We increased the voltage between ridge and valley by modifying the parasitic capacitance eliminating circuit of sensor plate. The analog to comparator was designed for comparing the sensor signal voltage with the reference signal voltage. We also propose an exective isolation strategy for removing noise and signal coupling of each sensor pixel. The 128$\times$144 pixel fingerprint sensor circuit was designed and simulated, and the layout was performed.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.143-148
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• 2013

In this study, several sensor parts used to obtain better signal stability are designed, a separate control circuit for the sensor is developed, and the results obtained using this control circuit are analyzed. The capacitances of the whole sensor system are measured using the control circuit connected to an improved flexible printed circuit board and an asymmetric dual sensor coated with a ceramic material. To realize good discrimination for a small change in the measured capacitance as the engine oil deteriorates, a commercial application-specific integrated circuit is installed on the control circuit as a capacitance-to-digital converter. The absolute error of a measured signal is found to be approximately ${\pm}4fF$.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2021

A capacitive water sensor was developed to measure the capacitance over a wide part of a substrate using an insulated electrode plate (30 cm × 10 cm) with copper and Teflon attached on either side of the substrate. This study aimed to convert the capacitance output obtained from the condenser-type capacitance sensor into the substrate water content. The quantification experiment was performed by measuring the changes in substrate water weight and capacitance while providing a nutrient solution and by subsequently comparing these values. The substrate water weight and capacitance were measured every 20 to 30 seconds using the sensor and load cell with a software developed specifically for this study. Using a curve-fitting program, the substrate water content was estimated from the output of the capacitance using the water weight and capacitance of the substrate as variables. When the amount of water supplied was increased, the capacitance tended to increase. Coefficient of variation (CV) in capacitance according to the water weight in substrate was greater with the 1.0 kg of water weight, compared with other weights. Thus, the fitting was performed with higher than 1.0 kg, from 1.7 to 6.0 kg of water weight. The correlation coefficient between the capacitance and water weight in substrate was 0.9696. The calibration equation estimated water content from the capacitance, and it was compared with the substrate water weight measured by the load cell.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.34-43
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• 2008

In this paper, an actively controlled aerostatic bearing is studied to overcome the defects of air bearing such as low stiffness and damping coefficients. The actively controlled aerostatic bearing is composed of aerostatic bearings, non-contact type of displacement sensors, piezoelectric actuators and controllers. The cylindrical capacitance sensor (CCS) is used as the displacement sensor. The reason for using CCS instead of the commercial gap sensor is that it can give us the pure error motion of the spindle because it removes the roundness error or the geometric errors in the spindle. The controller is designed by the state space equation and quadratic optimal control theory. The characteristic data of the actively controlled aerostatic bearing system in the frequency domain are presented and the stiffness and damping coefficients of the bearing are mentioned. This paper shows the possibility to reduce the motion error up to 6000 rpm.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.51 no.7
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• pp.230-238
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose the possible way of accurate analysis and examination of ITO sensor to discriminate whether mutual capacitance ITO sensor is defective by using mutual capacitance of data in each node which consists of electrodes inside of ITO sensor. We have analyzed the structure characteristic of mutual capacitance ITO sensor which is used as an input device for not only small size electronics like mobile phone and tablets but also big size electronics and designed the circuit to inspect ITO sensor using touch screen panel IC. Set a variable related with mutual capacitance of charge and discharge and Implement to find and analyze accurate position when defect is made through the data from each node of ITO sensor. First, we can set a yield effective range through the first experiment data of mutual capacitance ITO sensor and by using the data of each node of ITO sensor which is the result from the second experiment, we can verify accuracy and effectiveness of effective range from the first experiment as a sample which is used in this experiment.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.32-37
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• 1999

A capacitance-type humidity sensor with mesa structure in which porous silicon layer is used as humidity-sensing material is developed and its humidity sensing properties are measured. This sensor has a structure where two electrodes are set on the up-side of the wafer against the past typical structure having these electrodes on the up and down-side of the wafer. Therefore, the sensor can be fabricated monolithically to be more compatible with the IC process technology, and is possible to detect more correct output capacitance by removing the effect of the parasitic capacitance from the bottom layer and other junctions. To do this, the sensor was fabricated using process such as localized formation of porous silicon, oxidation of porous silicon layer, and etching of oxidized porous silicon layer. From the completed samples, the dependence of capacitance on the relative humidity of 55 to 90% more was measured at room temperature. As the result, the measured capacitance increased monotonously higher at the low frequency of 120 Hz, where the capacitance was observed to increase over 300%.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.15-23
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• 2000

RC oscillation method was applied to study the condenser characteristics of two metal sticks insulated by vinyl tube and used in the dielectric constant determinations of most soils. Its capacitance as influenced by the contacted ambient materials was measured as relative capacitance of the sensor sticks compared with the standard one on the RC oscillation circuit. According to the equivalent circuit of the sensor stick set, the measured capacitance was composed of a basic capacitance connected in parallel with sensor stick capacitance, which was composed of lineally connected vinyl tube capacitances and the sensing part capacitance. The dielectric constant (U) of the contacted ambient moist soil located in the sensing part around the sticks interrelated with the other parameters as following equation. $$\frac{1}{C-B}=\frac{k}{U}+Z$$ where C is the output total relative capacitance, B is the hidden and fixed basic relative capacitance, k is a constant related with U, and Z is a constant for the insulating vinyl tube capacitances determined by its thickness and dielectric constant. The constant k is determined by the spacing and length of sensor sticks. The Z value is theoretically an invariable constant, but it may become considerably bigger than the determined in lab if air tube is formed on the surface of sensor sticks by some shocks on them after their installation in soil. Due to the unstability of lab Z value, it may be better to revise it after sensor stick's installation in soil and no shaking shocks should be applied on them.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.1297-1303
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• 2003

This paper propose an advanced circuit for fingerprint sensor signal processing. We increased the voltage between ridge and valley by modifying the parasitic capacitance eliminating circuit of sensor plate. The analog comparator was designed for comparing the sensor signal voltage with the reference signal voltage. We also propose an effective isolation strategy for removing noise and signal coupling, ESD of each sensor pixel. The 128${\times}$l44 pixel fingerprint sensor circuit was designed and simulated, and the layout was performed.