A miniature, high precision conductivity and temperature sensor system for ocean monitoring
A miniature, high precision conductivity and temperature sensor system for ocean monitoring
A miniature high precision conductivity and temperature (CT) sensor system has been developed for ocean salinity monitoring. The CT sensor is manufactured using micro fabrication technology. A novel seven-electrode conductivity cell has been developed which has no field leakage. This is combined with a platinum resistor temperature bridge to produce an integrated CT sensor. A generic impedance measurement circuit has been developed, with three-parameter sine fitting algorithm. It has a 1 month battery life at 10 s sampling interval. Calibration results show that the initial CT accuracies are ±0.03 mS/cm and ±0.01°C, respectively. Testing of the CT sensor has been performed in the north Atlantic and revealed drift in sensor readings after five weeks of operation.
calibration, conductivity, electrodes, resistors, temperature measurement, temperature sensors, voltage measurement, conductivity sensor, low-power electronics, measurement system, ocean salinity, temperature sensor
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Huang, Xi
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Pascal, Robin W.
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Chamberlain, Katie
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Banks, Christopher J.
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Mowlem, Matthew
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Morgan, Hywel
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December 2011
Huang, Xi
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Pascal, Robin W.
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Chamberlain, Katie
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Banks, Christopher J.
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Mowlem, Matthew
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Morgan, Hywel
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Huang, Xi, Pascal, Robin W., Chamberlain, Katie, Banks, Christopher J., Mowlem, Matthew and Morgan, Hywel
(2011)
A miniature, high precision conductivity and temperature sensor system for ocean monitoring.
IEEE Sensors Journal, 11 (12), .
(doi:10.1109/JSEN.2011.2149516).
Abstract
A miniature high precision conductivity and temperature (CT) sensor system has been developed for ocean salinity monitoring. The CT sensor is manufactured using micro fabrication technology. A novel seven-electrode conductivity cell has been developed which has no field leakage. This is combined with a platinum resistor temperature bridge to produce an integrated CT sensor. A generic impedance measurement circuit has been developed, with three-parameter sine fitting algorithm. It has a 1 month battery life at 10 s sampling interval. Calibration results show that the initial CT accuracies are ±0.03 mS/cm and ±0.01°C, respectively. Testing of the CT sensor has been performed in the north Atlantic and revealed drift in sensor readings after five weeks of operation.
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Published date: December 2011
Keywords:
calibration, conductivity, electrodes, resistors, temperature measurement, temperature sensors, voltage measurement, conductivity sensor, low-power electronics, measurement system, ocean salinity, temperature sensor
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Electronics & Computer Science, Ocean Technology and Engineering, Marine Physics and Ocean Climate
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/208141
ISSN: 1530-437X
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Xi Huang
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Robin W. Pascal
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Katie Chamberlain
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Christopher J. Banks
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Matthew Mowlem
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Hywel Morgan
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