ZHANG Feng-tian, TANG Zhen-an, GAO Ren-jing, JIN Ren-cheng, GUO Wen-tai, WANG Hai-xia. Design and thermal analysis of gas pressure sensor with micro-hotplate[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2004,(6): 598-602
ZHANG Feng-tian, TANG Zhen-an, GAO Ren-jing, JIN Ren-cheng, GUO Wen-tai, WANG Hai-xia. Design and thermal analysis of gas pressure sensor with micro-hotplate[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2004,(6): 598-602DOI:
Design and thermal analysis of gas pressure sensor with micro-hotplate
Fabrication process and working principle of thermal gas pressure sensors based on a surface-machining micro-hotplate(MHP)are presented. The effects of dimensions of MHP
gas gap
and supporting beams on fabrication and working performance of the sensor are analyzed
and a new sensor structure with unequal beams is designed. Three heat transfer approaches of MHP including conduction through the supporting beams
thermal radiation
and gas conduction
and their variation with gas pressure under constant temperature operation are investigated in theory. Temperature distribution and its amplitude of the sensor under constant current excitation are simulated with finite element method. The results show that heat loss of MHP is mainly determined by gas conduction in high pressure range
while conduction through the supporting beams dominates in low pressure range. Temperature distribution of MHP is uniform and its amplitude depends on pressure. The designed device can be operated from 10 Pa to 10~5 Pa and its power consumption is at the level of milliwatts. It also has other advantages
such as being small in size
fast thermal response
and ease of integration with circuits
etc.
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