A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters
This paper reports the design, characterization and implementation of a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based temperature sensor for an Insulted-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) in a solar panel inverter. The FBG is bonded to the higher Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) side of a bimetallic strip to in...
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| author | Mohd Afiq Ismail Nizam Tamchek Muhammad Rosdi Abu Hassan Katrina D. Dambul Jeyraj Selvaraj Nasrudin Abd Rahim Seyed Reza Sandoghchi Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan |
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| description | This paper reports the design, characterization and implementation of a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based temperature sensor for an Insulted-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) in a solar panel inverter. The FBG is bonded to the higher Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) side of a bimetallic strip to increase its sensitivity. Characterization results show a linear relationship between increasing temperature and the wavelength shift. It is found that the sensitivity of the sensor can be categorized into three characterization temperature regions between 26 °C and 90 °C. The region from 41 °C to 90 °C shows the highest sensitivity, with a value of 14 pm/°C. A new empirical model that considers both temperature and strain effects has been developed for the sensor. Finally, the FBG-bimetal temperature sensor is placed in a solar panel inverter and results confirm that it can be used for real-time monitoring of the IGBT temperature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab201a1b288046d5bbca07b2972713032022-12-22T02:52:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202011-09-011198665867310.3390/s110908665A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel InvertersMohd Afiq IsmailNizam TamchekMuhammad Rosdi Abu HassanKatrina D. DambulJeyraj SelvarajNasrudin Abd RahimSeyed Reza SandoghchiFaisal Rafiq Mahamd AdikanThis paper reports the design, characterization and implementation of a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based temperature sensor for an Insulted-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) in a solar panel inverter. The FBG is bonded to the higher Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) side of a bimetallic strip to increase its sensitivity. Characterization results show a linear relationship between increasing temperature and the wavelength shift. It is found that the sensitivity of the sensor can be categorized into three characterization temperature regions between 26 °C and 90 °C. The region from 41 °C to 90 °C shows the highest sensitivity, with a value of 14 pm/°C. A new empirical model that considers both temperature and strain effects has been developed for the sensor. Finally, the FBG-bimetal temperature sensor is placed in a solar panel inverter and results confirm that it can be used for real-time monitoring of the IGBT temperature.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/9/8665/Fiber Bragg Gratingbimetal striptemperature sensorsolar panel inverter |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Afiq Ismail Nizam Tamchek Muhammad Rosdi Abu Hassan Katrina D. Dambul Jeyraj Selvaraj Nasrudin Abd Rahim Seyed Reza Sandoghchi Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters Sensors Fiber Bragg Grating bimetal strip temperature sensor solar panel inverter |
| title | A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters |
| title_full | A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters |
| title_fullStr | A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters |
| title_short | A Fiber Bragg Grating—Bimetal Temperature Sensor for Solar Panel Inverters |
| title_sort | fiber bragg grating bimetal temperature sensor for solar panel inverters |
| topic | Fiber Bragg Grating bimetal strip temperature sensor solar panel inverter |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/11/9/8665/ |
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