Modeling, simulation and testing of a silicon soil moisture sensor based on the dual-probe heat-pulse method

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 434-439

  Valente, A ^a   Morais, R ^a   Couto, C ^b   Correia, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CMOS temperature sensor; DPHP method; Dynamic element matching; PTAT; Soil moisture sensor

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; REFLECTOMETERS; SILICON; SOILS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

CMOS TEMPERATURE SENSORS; DUAL-PROBE HEAT-PULSE (DPHP); DYNAMIC ELEMENT MATCHING; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 4544348970     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.04.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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