The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability
An exploratory study of the impact of housing on the characteristics of a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) pressure sensor is presented. The ceramic sensor structure is sealed in a plastic housing. This may have non-negligible effect on the final characteristics and should be considered in th...
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| author | Marina Santo Zarnik Darko Belavic Franc Novak |
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| description | An exploratory study of the impact of housing on the characteristics of a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) pressure sensor is presented. The ceramic sensor structure is sealed in a plastic housing. This may have non-negligible effect on the final characteristics and should be considered in the early design phase. The manufacturability issue mainly concerning the selection of available housing and the most appropriate materials was considered with respect to different requirements for low and high pressure ranges of operation. Numerical predictions showed the trends and helped reveal the critical design parameters. Proper selection of the adhesive material remains an essential issue. Curing of the epoxy adhesive may introduce non-negligible residual stresses, which considerably influence the sensor’s characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b62f3a5d42b444af9375f41a035fa7ff2022-12-22T02:10:20ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202015-12-011512314533146310.3390/s151229866s151229866The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for ManufacturabilityMarina Santo Zarnik0Darko Belavic1Franc Novak2Hyb, d.o.o., Levicnikova 34, Sentjernej 8340, SloveniaHIPOT-RR d.o.o., Sentpeter 18, Otocec 8222, SloveniaJozef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, Ljubljana 1000, SloveniaAn exploratory study of the impact of housing on the characteristics of a low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) pressure sensor is presented. The ceramic sensor structure is sealed in a plastic housing. This may have non-negligible effect on the final characteristics and should be considered in the early design phase. The manufacturability issue mainly concerning the selection of available housing and the most appropriate materials was considered with respect to different requirements for low and high pressure ranges of operation. Numerical predictions showed the trends and helped reveal the critical design parameters. Proper selection of the adhesive material remains an essential issue. Curing of the epoxy adhesive may introduce non-negligible residual stresses, which considerably influence the sensor’s characteristics.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/12/29866LTCCpressure-sensorwet-wet applicationresidual stressesfinite-element analysis |
| spellingShingle | Marina Santo Zarnik Darko Belavic Franc Novak The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability Sensors LTCC pressure-sensor wet-wet application residual stresses finite-element analysis |
| title | The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability |
| title_full | The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability |
| title_short | The Impact of Housing on the Characteristics of Ceramic Pressure Sensors—An Issue of Design for Manufacturability |
| title_sort | impact of housing on the characteristics of ceramic pressure sensors an issue of design for manufacturability |
| topic | LTCC pressure-sensor wet-wet application residual stresses finite-element analysis |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/12/29866 |
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