Modeling and optimization of a fast response capacitive humidity sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 714-720

  Tetelin, Angie ^b   Pellet, Claude ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Fast response sensor; Humidity sensor; Sensor transient response modeling

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION; POLYMER SENSITIVE COATINGS; TRANSIENT RESPONSE MODELING; WATER DIFFUSION;

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER FILMS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

HUMIDITY SENSORS;

EID: 33947142930     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.874446     Document Type: Article

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