Self-calibrating polymer nano composite (PNC) sensing element

    公开(公告)号:US11656193B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17346049

    申请日:2021-06-11

    IPC分类号: G01N27/20

    CPC分类号: G01N27/20

    摘要: Aspects of the present application allow for measurement of a calibrated resistance for a resistive film in a sensing element, such that effects from contact resistance and background resistance drifts due to factors such as temperature, strain or aging can be reduced or eliminated. In some embodiments, by taking a plurality of two-terminal resistance measurements between various pairs of electrodes on a resistive film, a contact-resistance-independent resistance of a reference portion of the resistive film can be determined. Further, a contact-resistance-independent resistance of a sensing portion of the resistive film can be determined based on a plurality of two-terminal resistance measurements between pairs of electrodes. The resistance of the reference portion can be removed from the measured resistance of the sensing portion, such that variations in the reference portion resistance that are not caused by a sensed environmental condition may be compensated.

    SELF-CALIBRATING POLYMER NANO COMPOSITE (PNC) SENSING ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210389265A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17346049

    申请日:2021-06-11

    IPC分类号: G01N27/20

    摘要: Aspects of the present application allow for measurement of a calibrated resistance for a resistive film in a sensing element, such that effects from contact resistance and background resistance drifts due to factors such as temperature, strain or aging can be reduced or eliminated. In some embodiments, by taking a plurality of two-terminal resistance measurements between various pairs of electrodes on a resistive film, a contact-resistance-independent resistance of a reference portion of the resistive film can be determined. Further, a contact-resistance-independent resistance of a sensing portion of the resistive film can be determined based on a plurality of two-terminal resistance measurements between pairs of electrodes. The resistance of the reference portion can be removed from the measured resistance of the sensing portion, such that variations in the reference portion resistance that are not caused by a sensed environmental condition may be compensated.

    PASSIVE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH CARBON NANOTUBE COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20170358854A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15618542

    申请日:2017-06-09

    发明人: Yosef Stein

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/36 H01Q1/24

    摘要: A passive wireless sensor system is disclosed that includes components fabricated from carbon nanotube (CNT) structures. In some situations, the passive wireless sensor system includes a CNT structure sensor and an antenna that communicates wirelessly by altering an impedance of the antenna. The passive wireless sensor system includes a non-battery-powered energy storage device that harvests energy from carrier signals received at the antenna. The antenna and the energy storage device can be formed from CNT structures.