Title :
Light source position microsensor
Author :
Quero, J.M. ; Guerrero, A. ; Franquelo, L.G. ; Dom?nguez, M. ; Ameijeiras, I. ; Casta?±er, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ingenieria Electronica, E.S. Ingenieros de Sevilla, Spain
Abstract :
There exist industrial applications where an accurate estimation of a light source position is needed. That is the case for a heliostat, a device that projects sunlight upon a focus hundreds of meters distant. In this paper a novel sensor design to generate an alignment sensor signal is presented. A detailed study of its response is included, showing that there exist several design parameters to achieve a desired accuracy. This sensor has been implemented using bipolar technology and chip to board bonding, and experimental results obtained in the laboratory are given
Keywords :
light sources; microsensors; position measurement; solar energy concentrators; alignment sensor signal; chip to board bonding; heliostat; industrial applications; light source position; microsensor; Light sources; Microsensors; Mirrors; Photoconductivity; Photodiodes; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Signal design; Signal generators; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.921394
