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S&M834 Research Paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2011.681 Published: May 13, 2011 Nondispersive Infrared Ray CH4 Gas Sensor Using Focused Infrared Beam Structures [PDF] JongSeon Park and SeungHwan Yi (Received February 2, 2010; Accepted July 30, 2010) Keywords: nondispersive infrared ray (NDIR) gas sensor, optical cavity, concave mirror structure, methane gas sensor, thermopile detector
We propose a concave optical cavity structure for use in a high-performance nondispersive infrared ray (NDIR) methane gas sensor module. By using a concave mirror structure, the maximum output voltage and voltage difference between 0 and 9,500 ppm increased by more than 160% compared with using a vertical mirror structure. The output voltage dependence of the thermopile location was tested in the case of a concave mirror structure. The output voltage increased from 2.75 to 3.63 V with the thermopile detector placed at distances of 2 and 3 mm from the reference position. It was found that the output voltage of the sensor decreased by more than 45% from 2.16 to 1.18 V after three years of operation in the case of the vertical mirror structure.
Corresponding author: SeungHwan YiCite this article JongSeon Park and SeungHwan Yi, Nondispersive Infrared Ray CH4 Gas Sensor Using Focused Infrared Beam Structures, Sens. Mater., Vol. 23, No. 3, 2011, p. 147-158. |