Title

Wireless Passive Temperature Sensors Using Integrated Cylindrical Resonator/Antenna for Harsh-Environment Applications

Authors

Authors

H. T. Cheng; X. H. Ren; S. Ebadi; Y. H. Chen; L. N. An;X. Gong

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Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE Sens. J.

Keywords

Cavity resonators; high-temperature techniques; microwave sensors; slot; antennas; temperature sensors; SILICOALUMINUM CARBONITRIDE; ELECTRICAL-RESISTIVITY; SLOT ANTENNA; DEGREES-C; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Instruments & Instrumentation; Physics, Applied

Abstract

Wireless passive temperature sensors for harsh-environment applications based on cylindrical microwave cavity resonators are presented herein. Slot antennas are integrated with sensors with zero additional volume. The resonant frequencies of the sensors are determined by the dielectric constants of the ceramic materials, which monotonically increase versus temperature. Silicoboron carbonitride (SiBCN) ceramic materials, which are very robust inside harsh environments featuring high temperatures and corrosive gases, are optimized in this paper to reduce dielectric losses and increase sensing ranges and accuracies. A robust interrogation antenna is developed to wirelessly measure the sensors up to 1300 degrees C. Two sensors based on Si6B1 and Si4B1 ceramics are measured up to 1050 degrees C and 1300 degrees C, respectively, with a sensitivity of similar to 0.78 MHz/degrees C at 1050 degrees C. This type of wireless, passive, and robust sensor can be used for many harsh-environment applications, such as gas turbines.

Journal Title

Ieee Sensors Journal

Volume

15

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1453

Last Page

1462

WOS Identifier

WOS:000346743600019

ISSN

1530-437X

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