Experimental Investigation on the Transfer Behavior and Environmental Influences of Low-Noise Integrated Electronic Piezoelectric Acceleration Sensors

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Title: Experimental Investigation on the Transfer Behavior and Environmental Influences of Low-Noise Integrated Electronic Piezoelectric Acceleration Sensors
Authors: Jan-Hauke Bartels, Ronghua Xu, Chongjie Kang, Ralf Herrmann, Steffen Marx
Source: Metrology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 46-65 (2024)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Electronic computers. Computer science
LCC:Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods
Subject Terms: acceleration sensors, calibration tests, environmental influence, IEPE, low-frequency shaker, natural frequencies, Electronic computers. Computer science, QA75.5-76.95, Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods, T57-57.97
More Details: Acceleration sensors are vital for assessing engineering structures by measuring properties like natural frequencies. In practice, engineering structures often have low natural frequencies and face harsh environmental conditions. Understanding sensor behavior on such structures is crucial for reliable measurements. The research focus is on understanding the behavior of acceleration sensors in harsh environmental conditions within the low-frequency acceleration range. The main question is how to distinguish sensor behavior from structural influences to minimize errors in assessing engineering structure conditions. To investigate this, the sensors are tested using a long-stroke calibration unit under varying temperature and humidity conditions. Additionally, a mini-monitoring system configured with four IEPE sensors is applied to a small-scale support structure within a climate chamber. For the evaluation, a signal-energy approach is employed to distinguish sensor behavior from structural behavior. The findings show that IEPE sensors display temperature-dependent nonlinear transmission behavior within the low-frequency acceleration range, with humidity having negligible impact. To ensure accurate engineering structure assessment, it is crucial to separate sensor behavior from structural influences using signal energy in the time domain. This study underscores the need to compensate for systematic effects, preventing the underestimation of vibration energy at low temperatures and overestimation at higher temperatures when using IEPE sensors for engineering structure monitoring.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2673-8244
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8244/4/1/4; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-8244
DOI: 10.3390/metrology4010004
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b209f388f9904f7298107ab04df4b563
Accession Number: edsdoj.b209f388f9904f7298107ab04df4b563
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26738244
DOI:10.3390/metrology4010004
Published in:Metrology
Language:English