scholarly journals Multi-Channel Optoelectronic Measurement System for Soil Nutrients Analysis

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liuzheng Ma ◽  
Zhenfeng Li ◽  
Zephania Birech ◽  
Shixin Li ◽  
Yatao Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Liquid Crystal Display ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Compensation Concentration ◽  
Optoelectronic Measurement

To solve the problems that occur when farmers overuse chemical fertilizers, it is necessary to develop rapid and efficient portable measurement systems for the detection and quantification of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in soil. Challenges arise from the use of currently available portable instruments which only have a few channels, namely measurement and the reference channels. We report on a home-built, multichannel, optoelectronic measurement system with automatically switching light sources for the detection of N, P, K content in soil samples. This optoelectronic measurement system consists of joint LED light sources with peak emission wavelengths of 405 nm, 660 nm, and 515 nm, a photodiode array, a circuit board with a microcontroller unit (MCU), and a liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screen. The straightforward principle for rapid detection of the extractable nutrients (N, P, K) was well-established, and characterization of the designed measurement system was done. Using this multi-channel measurement system, available nutrients extracted from six soil samples could be measured simultaneously. The absorbance compensation, concentration calibration, and nutrition measurements were performed automatically to achieve high consistency across six channels. The experimental results showed that the cumulative relative standard deviations of 1.22%, 1.27%, and 1.00% were obtained from six channels with known concentrations of standard solutions, respectively. The coefficients of correlation for the detection of extracted nutrients of N, P, K content in soil samples using both the proposed method and conventional lab-based method were 0.9010, 0.9471, and 0.8923, respectively. Experimental results show that this optoelectronic measurement system can perform the measurement of N, P, K contents of six soil samples simultaneously and may be used as an actual tool in determining nutrients in soil samples with an improvement in detection efficiency.

scholarly journals Identification of the State of Electrical Appliances with the Use of a Pulse Signal Generator

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 673
Author(s):  
Augustyn Wójcik ◽  
Piotr Bilski ◽  
Robert Łukaszewski ◽  
Krzysztof Dowalla ◽  
Ryszard Kowalik
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Pulse Signal ◽  
Signal Generator ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
The Novel ◽  
End User ◽  
Standard Classification ◽  
Electrical Appliance

The paper presents the novel HF-GEN method for determining the characteristics of Electrical Appliance (EA) operating in the end-user environment. The method includes a measurement system that uses a pulse signal generator to improve the quality of EA identification. Its structure and the principles of operation are presented. A method for determining the characteristics of the current signals’ transients using the cross-correlation is described. Its result is the appliance signature with a set of features characterizing its state of operation. The quality of the obtained signature is evaluated in the standard classification task with the aim of identifying the particular appliance’s state based on the analysis of features by three independent algorithms. Experimental results for 15 EAs categories show the usefulness of the proposed approach.

Manufacture and Evaluation of Light Emitting Diode Package Substrate Using Flexible Printed Circuit Board

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 7578-7581
Author(s):  
Jung-Kab Park ◽  
Jin-Ha Shin ◽  
Mun-Gi Jung ◽  
Tomabechi Shigehisa ◽  
Hwa-Sun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Light Emitting Diode ◽  
Thermal Conductance ◽  
Polyimide Film ◽  
Luminous Efficiency ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Thermal Shock Test ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Au Electrode

Unlike other light sources such as fluorescent lamps and incandescent bulbs, light-emitting diodes (LED) convert 70∼80% of energy into heat. If the heat produced an LED chip is not effectively released, its luminous efficiency and lifespan are reduced. Therefore, as a method effectively release heat, an LED PKG substrate containing a heat-releasing material with excellent thermal conductance was fabricated, and its thermal resistance and luminous efficiency were analyzed. In this experiment, a thin polyimide film with excellent ductility was used to fabricate the LED PKG substrate. A 35-μm-thick Cu foil with excellent thermal conductance was subjected to high temperature and pressure and attached to both sides of the polyimide film. By electroplating Ag or Au, which has excellent thermal conductance, for us as the electrode and heat-releasing material, LED PKG substrate was fabricated with a thickness of approximately 170 μm. (−40 °C → RT → 120 °C). The results revealed that the LED PKG substrate having a Ag electrode with excellent thermal conductance had an excellent thermal resistance of approximately 4.2 °C/W (Au electrode: 5.6 °C/W). The luminous flux after 100 cycles in the thermal shock test was reduced by approximately 0.09% (Au electrode: 2.77%), indicating that the LED PKG substrate had excellent thermal resistance without any mechanical and material defects in a rapid-temperature-changing environment. The advantages and excellent thermal resistance can be exploited in cellular phones and LCD panels, and heat-releasing problems in thin panels be solved.

scholarly journals Determination of multi-class herbicides in soil by liquid-solid extraction coupled with headspace solid phase microextraction method

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 923-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rada Djurovic-Pejcev ◽  
Tijana Djordjevic ◽  
Vojislava Bursic
Keyword(s):  
Solid Phase Microextraction ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Optimum Number ◽  
Polydimethyl Siloxane ◽  
Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Detection And Quantification

A method is described for simultaneous determination of five herbicides (metribuzin, acetochlor, clomazone, oxyfluorfen and dimethenamid) belonging to different pesticides groups in soil samples. Developed headspace solid phase microextraction method (HS-SPME) in combination with liquid-solid sample preparation (LS) was optimized and applied in the analysis of some agricultural samples. Optimization of microextraction conditions, such as temperature, extraction time and sodium chloride (NaCl) content was perfor-med using 100 ?m polydimethyl-siloxane (PDMS) fiber. The extraction effi-ciencies of methanol, methanol:acetone=1:1 and methanol:acetone:hexane= =2:2:1 and the optimum number of extraction steps during the sample prepa-ration, were tested, as well. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used for detection and quantification, obtaining relative standard deviation (RSD) below 13%, and recovery values higher than 83% for multiple analyses of soil samples fortified at 30 ?g kg-1 of each herbicide. Limits of detection (LOD) were less than 1.2 ?g kg-1 for all the studied herbicides.

scholarly journals Assessing the Stability of Surface Lights for use in Retrievals of Nocturnal Atmospheric Parameters

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy E. Solbrig ◽  
Steven D. Miller ◽  
Jianglong Zhang ◽  
Lewis Grasso ◽  
Anton Kliewer
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Visible Spectrum ◽  
Light Sources ◽  
Infrared Observations ◽  
Spatially Resolved ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Geometric Variables ◽  
The Stability

Abstract. Detection and characterization of aerosols is inherently limited at night due to a lack of sensitivity—information typically provided by visible spectrum observations. The VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB) onboard the Suomi-NPP satellite is a first-of-its-kind calibrated sensor capable of collecting visible/near-infrared observations during both day and night. Multiple studies have suggested that anthropogenic light emissions such as those from cities and gas flares may be useable as light sources for retrieval of atmospheric properties including cloud and aerosol optical depth. However, their use in this capacity requires proper characterization of their intrinsic variation, which represents a source of retrieval uncertainty. In this study we use 18 months of cloud-cleared VIIRS data collected over five selected geographic domains to assess the stability of anthropogenic light emissions and their response to varied satellite and lunar geometries. Timeseries are developed for each location in each domain for DNB radiance, four infrared channels, and satellite and lunar geometric variables, and spatially-resolved correlation coefficients are computed between DNB radiance and each of the other variables. This analysis finds that while many emissive light sources are too unstable to be used reliably for atmospheric retrievals, some sources exhibit a sufficient stability (relative standard deviation

Reliability Evaluation of Flip Chip Using Stress Intensity Factors of an Interface Crack

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won-Keun Kim ◽  
Toru Ikeda ◽  
Noriyuki Miyazaki
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Interface Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Flip Chip ◽  
Liquid Crystal Display ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Adhesive Film

Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive Film (ACF) has been used for electronic assemblies such as the connection between a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel and a flexible print circuit board (FPC). ACF is expected to be a key technology for flip chip packaging and chip size packaging. The goal of our work is to provide an optimum design scheme to achieve the best combination of electrical performance and mechanical reliability for electronic packages using the ACF. This study presents an evaluation technology for the delamination of the ACF connections. We utilized the stress intensity factors of an interface crack between jointed dissimilar materials. The evaluation technology presented herein was found to provide reliability of an electronic package using the ACF connection during the solder reflow process.

scholarly journals Determination of Chlorinated Phenols in Water and Soil by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 1308-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne E Rae ◽  
Charles A Lucy
Keyword(s):  
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis ◽  
Fused Silica ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Chlorinated Phenols ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Zone Electrophoresis ◽  
Water And Soil Samples ◽  
Fused Silica Capillary ◽  
Capillary Zone

Abstract A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method was developed to separate and determine chlorinated phenols in water and soil samples. A mixture of 16 chlorinated phenols was resolved in 25 min by using a 77 cm (70 cm to detector) × 75 μm fused silica capillary with 0.015M tetraborate/0.045M phosphate (pH 7.3) buffer at 22 kV. Calibration linearities for water samples in the low parts-permillion range were good (correlation coefficient > 0.99) for all solutes except p-chlorophenol. Average precision was 17% relative standard deviation. Typical detection limits were in the 200 μg/L range. Recoveries of chlorinated phenols from synthetic soil samples with methanol were quantitative.

Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Sulfentrazone in Soil

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 1214-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Anthony Ohmes ◽  
Thomas C Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Chromatographic Determination ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Ultraviolet Detection ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic Separation ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Limit Of Quantitation ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic Determination ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Soluble Components

Abstract A rapid method for the determination of sulfentrazone in soils is described. The method consists of extraction of soil samples with methanol, filtration, liquid chromatographic separation of methanol-soluble components through a C18 column, and ultraviolet detection at 220 nm. Recoveries from fortified surface soils were >85% for sulfentrazone. Average relative standard deviations over the soils examined was 7.7%. A conservative lower limit of quantitation for sulfentrazone was 40 ng/g soil.

A Counting-Campbelling Neutron Measurement System and Its Experimental Results by Test Reactor

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 714-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Endo ◽  
T. Ito ◽  
E. Seki
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Neutron Measurement ◽  
Test Reactor

Process Analysis and Characterization of ASNSS Using Automatic On-Line Measurement

2005 ◽  
Vol 295-296 ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Chia Chen ◽  
J.Y. Sun ◽  
Tsing Tshih Tsung ◽  
H. Chang ◽  
Hong Ming Lin
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Nanoparticle Synthesis ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Line Measurement ◽  
On Line

This article presents the development of an automatic on-line measurement system for characterizing a nanoparticle manufacturing process known as Arc Spray Nanoparticle Synthesis System (ASNSS). The ASNSS has been developed to generate metal nanoparticles and to explore the optimum system parameters for producing the desired nanopowders. Preliminary experimental results indicate that the size of nanoparticles, widely ranging from 10nm to 300nm, is significantly affected by the process parameters such as operating pressure, temperature, electrical current and type of dielectric liquid used. The on-line measurement system was developed to provide an effective multi-solution for characterizing the nanoparticle synthesis process and for monitoring the manufacturing quality of the ASNSS. Experiments were conducted to identify the optimum sampling period and volume of the particle suspension for accurate sampling and data acquisition. Experimental results revealed that a sampling duration of 20 minutes and a dielectric volume of 40 c.c. can achieve effective data representation while maximizing the sampling efficiency.

Optoelectronic Measurement System for a High-Temperature Dilatometer

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 1347-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Bronshtein ◽  
F. M. Inochkin ◽  
S. K. Kruglov ◽  
T. A. Kompan ◽  
S. V. Kondrat’ev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Optoelectronic Measurement
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