Course Sensor Technology

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Responsible: Prof. Dr. Stoll

Course

Meets requirements of following modules(MID)

• in active programs
  • Ba ET2012 ST
  • Ba ET2010 ST

Course Organization

Version created 2011-10-14 VID 1 valid from WS 2012/13 valid to

Course identifiers Long name Sensor Technology CID F07_ST CEID (exam identifier) 718

Contact hours per week (SWS) Lecture 2 Exercise (unsplit) 2 Exercise (split) Lab 1 Project Seminar Tutorial(voluntary)

Total contact hours Lecture 30 Exercise (unsplit) 30 Exercise (split) Lab 15 Project Seminar Tutorial (voluntary)

Max. capacity Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 40 Lab 16 Project Seminar

Total effort (hours): 150

Instruction language

• German

Study Level

• undergraduate

Prerequisites

• none

Textbooks, Recommended Reading

• none

Instructors

• Prof. Dr. Stoll

Supporting Scientific Staff

• none

Transcipt Entry

Sensor Technology

Assessment

Type
wE	written Exam

Total effort [hours]
wE	written Exam

Frequency: 2/Jahr

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Course components

Lecture/Exercise

Objectives

Lerninhalte (Kenntnisse)

• Sensors for physical phenomena
• passive Sensors
  • Resitors
    • Resistive Pick-up
    • Conducting
    • Conduct position
    • Temperature, RTD
    • Illuminance
    • Strain gauge
    • Pressure
    • Magnetic induction
    • Electrolytical ion concentration
    • Gas composition
  • Capacitors
    • Capacitive Pick-up
    • Electrode area
    • Dielectric
    • Electrode clearance
  • Coils
    • Inductive Pick-up
    • Magnetic circuit
    • Inductors
• Voltage delivering sensors
  • Thermo electricity
    • Thermocouple
    • Measurement of thermo voltage
  • Semiconductor
    • Diode
    • Differential transistor
  • Electrochemical potential
    • Redox
    • Nernst potential
    • Ionenselective electrodes
    • pH meter
    • Gassensitive electrodes
    • Electrochemical semiconducting sensors
  • Induced voltage
    • Lorentz relation
    • Law of induction
    • Impulse sensor
    • Tachogenerator
    • Magneto-inductive flowmeter
    • Hall sensor
    • Differential transformer
    • Magnetoelastic force sensor
    • Moving coil
• Current and charge delivering sensors
  • Photoelectric effect
    • Photoelement
    • Phototransistor
    • Charge Coupled Devices CCD
    • Semiconductor detektor for ionisizing radiation
    • Photomultiplier
  • Gas ionisation
    • Flame ionisation detector FID
    • Ionisation chamber, Counter tube
    • Smoke detector
  • Amperometry
    • in liquid electrolytes
    • with solid ion conductor
  • Piezoelectric transducer
  • Pyroelectric detectors
• Wave and oscillation based sensors
  • Optical transmission
    • Measurement of spectral extinction
    • Ion concentration in water
    • Substance concentration in air
    • Optical wave guides as sensors
  • Ultrasound
    • Distance
    • Speed
    • Flow
    • Compound
  • Thermal methods
    • Heat conductance in gases
    • Heat tone at catalytic combustion
  • Resonators as transducers
    • Harmonic oscillating systems
    • Mass
    • Spring constant
    • Damping
    • Coriolis sensors
    • External force
    • Kinematic Sensors
• Principles and methods of measurement
  • Length
    • Length
    • Distance
    • Angle
    • Thickness
    • Thickness of coat
  • Force
    • Strain
    • Force
    • Moment of a torque
    • Pressure
  • Oscillation
  • Rotatory motion
  • Flow
    • Volume flow
    • Mass flow
  • Level
  • Temperature
    • Contact thermometer
    • Radiation laws
    • Pyrometer
    • Particular thermometers
  • Humidity
  • Ionising radiation, radioactivity
  • Substance concentration in air
    • Gas analysis
    • Dust
  • Substance concentration in water

Acquired Skills

• Selecting principle, sensoren and method according to
  • Quantity to measure
  • Range, accuracy
  • Conditions of use, reliability
  • Installation and maintenance requirements
  • Number of pieces
• Handling of disturbance
  • Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Aging

Operational Competences

• Solving exercises

Additional Component Assessment

Type
wE	written Exam

Contribution to course grade

Frequency: 2/Jahr

Lab

Objectives

Lerninhalte (Kenntnisse)

• Experiment 1: Measurement of temperatureRTD, Thermocouple, cold junction, transmitter,linearisation of characteristic curve, calibration measurement chain
• Experiment 2: Measurement of flowvariable area flowmeter,magneto-inductive flowmeter, differential pressure, volume flow,Coriolis-mass flow
• Experiment 3: Force and torque measurementstrain-gauge beam arrangement, torsion tube, strain-gauge, bridges,compensation of disturbance, carrier frequency technique
• Experiment 4: Measurement of pressuremanometer, pressure cells, measurement of static and dynamic pressure.

Acquired Skills

• Comprehension of task
• Recognition of necessary knowledge and acquirement
• Planning of systematic implementation
• Adjusting experimental procedure to unexpected situations
• Interpretation of test results, evaluation
• Abstract of results
• Delivery of report on the due date

Operational Competences

• Experimental procedure

Additional Component Assessment

Type
wR	written Report

Contribution to course grade

Frequency: 1/Jahr