Particulate matter detection
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11630037B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16644846

    申请日:2018-09-18

    摘要: A particle sensing device is disclosed for sensing particles entrained in a gas, distribution of particle sizes including a first size range (e.g. PM2.5) and a second size range (e.g. PM10), larger than the first size range. A thermophoretic impulse is applied to the entrained particles. The device has a a first sensor, downstream of the thermophoretic impulse region. The thermophoretic impulse, the flow of gas and gravity combine to cause at least some of the particles to follow respective trajectories within the sampling volume. An interception unit is interposed between the thermophoretic impulse region and the first sensor, to intercept the respective trajectories of particles of the second size range but not respective trajectories of particles of the first size range. The first sensor is located to intercept and detect the respective trajectories of particles of the first size range.

    Photodetector
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11616161B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17280791

    申请日:2019-09-30

    摘要: A photodetector comprising an optical waveguide structure comprising at least three stripes spaced from one another such that a slot is present between each two adjacent stripes of the at least three stripes. A graphene absorption layer is provided over or underneath the at least three stripes. There is an electrode for each stripe, over or underneath the graphene absorption layer. The photodetector is configured such that two adjacent electrodes are biased using opposite polarities to create a p-n junction effect in a portion of the graphene absorption layer. In particular the portion of the graphene absorption layer is located over or underneath each respective slot between said each two adjacent stripes.

    PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200284710A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16644846

    申请日:2018-09-18

    摘要: A particle sensing device is disclosed for sensing particles entrained in a gas. Gas having entrained particles with a distribution of particle sizes including a first size range (e.g. PM2.5) and a second size range (e.g. PM10), larger than the first size range, flows in a sampling volume. A thermophoretic impulse is applied to the entrained particles. The device has a first sensing region with a first sensor, downstream of the thermophoretic impulse region. The thermophoretic impulse, the flow of gas and gravity combine to cause at least some of the particles to follow respective trajectories within the sampling volume. The device also has an interception region, interposed between the thermophoretic impulse region and the first sensing region. An interception unit is located to intercept the respective trajectories of particles of the second size range but not respective trajectories of particles of the first size range. The first sensor element is located to intercept the respective trajectories of particles of the first size range and to detect particles of the first size range.