Influence of the electrodes configuration on a differential capacitive rain sensor performances

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 640-645

  Bord, Isabelle ^a   Tardy, Pascal ^a   Menil, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Differential capacitive rain sensor; Finite element method; Interdigital electrodes

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERMITTIVITY; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COPLANAR ELECTRODES; DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITIVE RAIN SENSOR; INTERDIGITAL ELECTRODES; PROTOTYPES;

SENSORS;

EID: 33645133425     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.06.049     Document Type: Article

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