Title :
Implementation of remote temperature-measuring by using a thermopile for Wireless Sensor Network
Author :
Tsai, Chin-Fu ; Huang, Wei-Sheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Chin-Yi Univ. of Technol., Taichung, Taiwan
Abstract :
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is an important platform to build an intelligent house in the future. This paper describes a non-contact thermometer by detecting an object´s radiant power. We attempt to design a portable device for remote measuring temperature, and then the device will be developed as a sensing node for WSN. A thermopile equipped with a lens was used to implement the performance. The detection range is from 0°C to 300°C. The average error is within ±3°C. In this study, LabVIEW software was used to perform the design of a thermistor linearization and data logging. This study may provide a useful reference for researchers attempting to increase quality of remote radiometry.
Keywords :
data loggers; intelligent sensors; lenses; object detection; portable instruments; radiometry; temperature measurement; temperature sensors; thermistors; thermometers; thermopiles; virtual instrumentation; wireless sensor networks; LabVIEW software; WSN; data logging; intelligent house building; lens; noncontact thermometer; object radiant power detection; portable device; remote radiometry quality; remote temperature-measurement; temperature 0 degC to 300 degC; thermistor linearization; thermopile; wireless sensor network; Performance evaluation; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermistors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; blackbody; emissivity; infrared; thermistor; thermopile;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), 2012 7th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2118-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEA.2012.6360927
