Ming-yao LIU, Chang-rao DU, Yu-bin WU. EFPI-FBG composite pressure and temperature sensor embedded in epoxy resin[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2019, 27(10): 2080-2088.
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Ming-yao LIU, Chang-rao DU, Yu-bin WU. EFPI-FBG composite pressure and temperature sensor embedded in epoxy resin[J]. Optics and precision engineering, 2019, 27(10): 2080-2088. DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20192710.2080.
EFPI-FBG composite pressure and temperature sensor embedded in epoxy resin
To realize pressure and temperature detection of hydraulic oil in hydraulic pipelines
a new type of fiber optic pressure temperature sensor was designed in this study
and its pressure and temperature load characteristics were investigated. First
a fiber-optic Fabry-Perot (F-P) cavity and fiber grating were used as the sensitive components
and the Extrinsic F-P Interferometer-Fiber Bragg Grating (EFPI-FBG) composite structure was encapsulated and protected by epoxy resin to form the pressure temperature sensor structure. The manufacturing method was next presented
and the pressure temperature sensing model was established. A theoretical force analysis of the sensor was then conducted
and sensor pressure and temperature sensitivities were calculated using MATLAB and the finite element method. Finally
the sensor was tested under pressure and temperature experiments. Experimental results indicate that the pressure sensitivity is 2.83
μ
m/MPa
the temperature sensitivity is 1.97
μ
m/℃
and the temperature monitoring ranges from 10 to 80 ℃. When the sensor is applied to a pressure measurement
the effective operating temperature ranges from 20 to 65 ℃. The EFPI-FBG composite pressure and temperature sensor is shown to have good linearity
small backlash error
high sensitivity
strong anti-interference ability
and good seismic performance. It can be used to measure hydraulic oil pressure and temperature in hydraulic pipelines.
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