On the development of a low-cost photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) sensor

Jegan Rajendran; Walter D. Leon-Salas; Xiaozhe Fan; Yizhou Zhang; Miguel Angel Vizcardo Cornejo; Mauricio Postigo

On the development of a low-cost photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) sensor

Jegan Rajendran, Walter D. Leon-Salas, Xiaozhe Fan, Yizhou Zhang, Miguel Angel Vizcardo Cornejo, Mauricio Postigo

Departamento Académico de Física

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Abstract

This paper presents the design and development of a low-cost and low-profile sensor suitable for measuring Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR), which is defined as the photon flux density in 400 to 700 nm wavelength range. The sensor uses a silicon photodiode along with a bandpass optical filter and a diffuser housed inside a 3D-printed enclosure. A prototype of the sensor was built and tested with a halogen light source. Its performance was compared with research-grade commercially-available PAR sensors and with a spectroradiometer. It was found that the error of the sensor depends on light intensity being the most accurate when the light source was set to maximum intensity. The cost of the developed sensor is lower than commercial solutions, making it attractive for agricultural applications where cost is an important factor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728133201
State	Published - 2020
Event	52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Virtual, Online Duration: 10 Oct 2020 → 21 Oct 2020

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume	2020-October
ISSN (Print)	0271-4310

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Conference	52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020
City	Virtual, Online
Period	10/10/20 → 21/10/20

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Rajendran, J., Leon-Salas, W. D., Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Vizcardo Cornejo, M. A., & Postigo, M. (2020). On the development of a low-cost photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) sensor. In 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings [9181220] (Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems; Vol. 2020-October). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

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2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 9181220 (Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems; Vol. 2020-October).

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