The Design and Simulation of Wide Range Pressure Sensor Based on HTCC for High-Temperature Applications

Abstract:

A wide range pressure sensor is designed based on the theoretical basis of LC series resonance circuit model to realize the wireless passive measurement in the harsh environment, such as high temperature and high pressure. The capacitive pressure sensitive device is devised by the technology of high-temperature co-fired ceramics (HTCC) to form nine density cavities in zirconia ceramic substrates, and thick film technology to print capacitance plates and planar spiral inductors. The theoretical calculation and simulation analysis of the designed sensor are made respectively under high pressure (10MPa) and temperature (600 °C), the results of which verify the feasibility of the design in a wide range of pressure for high-temperature applications, and provide the reliable theory basis for the fabrication of wide range pressure sensor.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 609-610)
• Pages: 1053-1059
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.609-610.1053
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Zhong Ren, Qiu Lin Tan*, Chen Li, Tao Luo, Ting Cai, Ji Jun Xiong
• Keywords: HTCC, LC Resonance, Pressure Sensor, Simulation, Wide Range

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