Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility

This paper presents a single supply differential capacitive sensing technique suitable to be used with a hybrid energy harvester in providing power to the circuit. The proposed differential capacitive circuit is designed based on the available off-the-shelf components. Theoretical and experimental s...

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Main Authors: Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Khan, Sheroz, Azman, Amelia Wong
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Language:English
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Published: IEEE 2017
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spelling iium-534242018-01-23T04:09:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/ Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul Khan, Sheroz Azman, Amelia Wong TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper presents a single supply differential capacitive sensing technique suitable to be used with a hybrid energy harvester in providing power to the circuit. The proposed differential capacitive circuit is designed based on the available off-the-shelf components. Theoretical and experimental study has been carried out to observe the performance of the circuit for various excitation frequencies. Tests that were carried out include using excitation frequencies ranging with a 0.1 pF capacitance change. Results from 40 kHz up to 400 kHz show a high level of linearity up to a 0.999 R-squared value. Range of capacitance detection can be increased by controlling the feedback capacitor, Cf, and the filter components, Rd and Cd. The sensitivity range is from 0.004 to 0.122 mV per every fF change,with ± 5 % error. The circuit consumes 3.83 mW, with a 3.3 V supply voltage. This circuit is also suitable for a wireless sensing node application. IEEE 2017-10-16 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/25/53424-Single%20Supply%20Differential%20Capacitive%20Sensor.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/31/Single%20supply%20differential%20capacitive%20sensor%20with%20energy%20harvester%20compatibility.pdf Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah and Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul and Khan, Sheroz and Azman, Amelia Wong (2017) Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility. In: 2016 IEEE Industrial Electronics and Applications Conference (IEACon), 20-22 Nov 2016, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8067399/ 10.1109/IEACON.2016.8067399
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah
Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul
Khan, Sheroz
Azman, Amelia Wong
Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
description This paper presents a single supply differential capacitive sensing technique suitable to be used with a hybrid energy harvester in providing power to the circuit. The proposed differential capacitive circuit is designed based on the available off-the-shelf components. Theoretical and experimental study has been carried out to observe the performance of the circuit for various excitation frequencies. Tests that were carried out include using excitation frequencies ranging with a 0.1 pF capacitance change. Results from 40 kHz up to 400 kHz show a high level of linearity up to a 0.999 R-squared value. Range of capacitance detection can be increased by controlling the feedback capacitor, Cf, and the filter components, Rd and Cd. The sensitivity range is from 0.004 to 0.122 mV per every fF change,with ± 5 % error. The circuit consumes 3.83 mW, with a 3.3 V supply voltage. This circuit is also suitable for a wireless sensing node application.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah
Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul
Khan, Sheroz
Azman, Amelia Wong
author_facet Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah
Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul
Khan, Sheroz
Azman, Amelia Wong
author_sort Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah
title Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
title_short Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
title_full Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
title_fullStr Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
title_full_unstemmed Single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
title_sort single supply differential capacitive sensor with energy harvester compatibility
publisher IEEE
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/25/53424-Single%20Supply%20Differential%20Capacitive%20Sensor.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53424/31/Single%20supply%20differential%20capacitive%20sensor%20with%20energy%20harvester%20compatibility.pdf
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