Design and implementation of a low cost particulate material transducer

Juan Ernesto Palo Tejada, Victoria Campos Falcon, Eber Huanca Cayo

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Abstract

This work presents the design, implementation, calibration and test of a transducer system for Particle Material - PM based on the sensor GP2Y1010. This sensor is the principal element of many commercial PM transducers, but its sensitivity for environmental perturbations (such as humidity, temperature, etc.) implies the using of complex instrumentation circuits which increases the final price of this product. In this work is proposed a low cost PM transducer, the main characteristics of its instrumentation circuit are detailed. The characteristics of the proposed transducer such as resolution, precision, range of measurement, temperature operation are near among of the characteristics of commercial transducers. The purpose of this transducer is the monitoring of particle material due to mining activity around the Arequipa city, since the particle material concentration out of permissible range is a potential risk for the public health, in this sense the measurement with a reliable and low cost device is a challenging task.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationI2MTC 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
Subtitle of host publicationDiscovering New Horizons in Instrumentation and Measurement, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538622223
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2018
Event2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2018 - Houston, United States
Duration: 14 May 201817 May 2018

Publication series

NameI2MTC 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Discovering New Horizons in Instrumentation and Measurement, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHouston
Period14/05/1817/05/18

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge support for this Project from The Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, The Uni-versidad Católica San Pablo and The CONCYTEC (Peruvian Research Council).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Environmental Health
  • Mining
  • Particulate Material
  • Transducer

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