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MEMS Gas Flow Sensor Based on Thermally Induced Cantilever Resonance Frequency Shift
Robert Blue,
James G. Brown,
Lijie Li 
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Ralf Bauer,
Deepak Uttamchandani
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Ralf Bauer,
Deepak Uttamchandani
IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume: 20, Issue: 8, Pages: 4139 - 4146
Swansea University Author:
Lijie Li
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DOI (Published version): 10.1109/jsen.2020.2964323
Abstract
This paper reports a novel MEMS gas flow sensor that relies on the temperature drop induced when the gas flows over an electrically heated MEMS triple-beam resonator. Modelling, simulation and characterization of the sensor has been undertaken to quantify the temperature-induced shift of resonance f...
| Published in: | IEEE Sensors Journal |
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| ISSN: | 1530-437X 2379-9153 |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2020
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53154 |
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This paper reports a novel MEMS gas flow sensor that relies on the temperature drop induced when the gas flows over an electrically heated MEMS triple-beam resonator. Modelling, simulation and characterization of the sensor has been undertaken to quantify the temperature-induced shift of resonance frequency of the resonator, which can be directly related to the rate of gas flow over the heated resonator. The MEMS resonator was actuated into mechanical resonance through application of an AC voltage to an aluminum nitride (AlN) piezoelectric layer coated on the central beam of the triple-beam resonator. A reversible change in resonance frequency was measured experimentally for nitrogen flow rates up to 5000 ml/min. At 5 V operating voltage the linear response fit measured from experiments yielded a 67 ml/min per Hz slope over a flow rate range from 0 ml/min to 4000 ml/min. |
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| Keywords: |
Anemometer , Cantilever , Electrothermal , Micromechanical systems (MEMS) , Piezoelectric , Resonance |
| College: |
Professional Services |
| Issue: |
8 |
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4139 |
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4146 |