Effect of Numbers of Fringing Electric Field (FEF) Fingers on the Performance of Sensor for Water Content in Soil

Azman, Mohd Farizul and Yahya, Azmi and Purwanto, Hadi (2013) Effect of Numbers of Fringing Electric Field (FEF) Fingers on the Performance of Sensor for Water Content in Soil. International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing, 1 (1). pp. 46-49. ISSN 1793-8198

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Abstract

The Fringing Electric Field (FEF) element design consideration has been discussed in this paper. This type of sensor is planned to be used for the Non-Destructive Test (NDT)measurement of a moisture level in soil for irrigation system in the field and green house. The effect of soil type and its moisture level has been taken into account by preparing several types of soil moisture level in the lab by performing measurement and calculation as proposed by several papers. It has been shown that the FEF parameters such as the dielectric constant, numbers of finger for FEF design and the working frequency played an important role for FEF design considerations. The performance of the FEF element sensor had been compared with the commercial sensor for benchmarking.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5804/29803
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fringing electric field, MUT, material under test, NDT, non-destructive test, PCB, printed circuit board, PPC, parallel plate capacitor, VWC, volumetric water content
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Hadi Purwanto
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2013 18:42
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2013 18:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/29803

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