• DocumentCode
    2326128
  • Title

    Humidity measurement in harsh industrial environments

  • Author

    Zhang, Wei ; Yang, Simon X.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    10-12 April 2010
  • Firstpage
    649
  • Lastpage
    652
  • Abstract
    Based on the relative humidity definition and its measurement principles, this paper presents an improved psychrometer measurement method. The improved measurement method for relative humidity works consistently very well in harsh industrial environments. The sensor construction, measured signal conversion, and system implementation are presented. The Sprung formula is used to calculate the partial vapor pressure of water from wet-bulb temperature. Finally a real world application example is provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
  • Keywords
    capacitive sensors; humidity measurement; humidity sensors; harsh industrial environments; humidity measurement; partial vapor pressure; psychrometer measurement method; Atmospheric measurements; Capacitive sensors; Construction industry; Current measurement; Electronics industry; Humidity measurement; Industrial electronics; Industrial psychology; Probes; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6450-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICNSC.2010.5461580
  • Filename
    5461580