Research on the Optimization of the Electrode Structure and Signal Processing Method of the Field Mill Type Electric Field Sensor [PDF]
SensorsAiming at the issues that the field mill type electric field sensor lacks an accurate and complete mathematical model, and its signal is weak and contains a large amount of harmonic noise, on the basis of establishing the mathematical model of the sensor’
Wei Zhao, Zhizhong Li, Haitao Zhang
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A DC electric field sensor based on optical waveguide-based field mill
AIP AdvancesBased on the Pockels effect of the lithium niobate crystal, an optical field mill DC electric field sensor has been developed. The structural parameters of the rotating shield electrode are optimized by using the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software ...
Wei Song +8 more
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A New Electric Field Mill Network to Estimate Temporal Variation of Simplified Charge Model in an Isolated Thundercloud [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 The gross charge distribution in an electrified cloud has already been estimated by polarity distribution of the electrostatic field on the ground surface.
Kozo Yamashita +4 more
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Seasonal and annual variations in the strength of the atmospheric electric field in the 24th cycle of solar activity measured in Yakutsk [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The paper presents the results of measuring the strength of the atmospheric electric field in fair weather conditions in the 24th cycle of solar activity from 2009 to 2019 according to observations in Yakutsk (North-east of Siberia).
Toropov Anatoliy +2 more
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A Review of Three-Dimensional Electric Field Sensors [PDF]
MicromachinesThree-dimensional electric field sensors (3D EFSs) can simultaneously measure electric field components in three mutually orthogonal directions and comprehensively capture the spatial distribution and dynamic changes of the electric field.
Xiaonan Li +5 more
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Analog Sensor Interface for Field Mill Sensors in Atmospheric Applications
Sensors, 2022 An overview of the electric field mill sensor specifications in applications related to the measurement of the atmospheric electric field was conducted. The different design approaches of the field mill sensor interface are presented and analyzed, while ...
Zoi Agorastou +2 more
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Earth and Planetary PhysicsWe have newly designed an electrostatic sensor, called an electric field mill (EFM), to simplify the estimation of the charge position and charge amount transferred by lightning discharges.
Kozo Yamashita +6 more
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Optimized design of micromachined electric field mills to maximize electrostatic field sensitivity
Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2016 This paper describes the design optimization of a micromachined electric field mill, in relation to maximizing its output signal. The cases studied are for a perforated electrically grounded shutter vibrating laterally over sensing electrodes.
Yu Zhou, Cyrus Shafai
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Micromachined Electric Field Mill Employing a Vertical Moving Shutter
Procedia Engineering, 2014 AbstractThis paper presents a new type of micromachined electric field mill (MEFM) for measuring dc electric fields. This MEFM employs thermal actuators for vertical movement of an electrically grounded shutter, to mill the amplitude of a dc electric field incident on underlying sense electrodes. It addresses the main drawbacks of existing MEFMs, which
Cyrus Shafai
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Investigation of a Micromachined Electric Field Mill Using Dielectric Shutter
Procedia Engineering, 2014 AbstractThis paper investigates a new type of micromachined electric field mill (MEFM) fabricated using a silicon dielectric shutter. The performance of the MEFM is investigated as a function of the dimensional parameters for shutter perforation repetition period, width of perforations and electrodes, shutter thickness, and the gap between shutter and ...
Cyrus Shafai
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