Printed Flexible Temperature Sensor with NFC Interface

Bhattacharjee, M. , Escobedo, P. , Nikbakhtnasrabadi, F. and Dahiya, R. (2020) Printed Flexible Temperature Sensor with NFC Interface. In: IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS 2020), Manchester, UK, 16-19 Aug 2020, ISBN 9781728152783 (doi: 10.1109/FLEPS49123.2020.9239503)

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Abstract

Integration of sensors with antennas is becoming popular for compact high-performance wireless sensing systems. In this direction, here we present a silver electrodes and Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene:polystyrene (PEDOT:PSS) based printed temperature sensor on a flexible PVC substrate. The temperature sensor was characterised using a digital multimeter for a temperature range from 25¤C to 90□C. The sensor showed a 70% change in resistance for the tested temperature range. Further, the sensing part was integrated with a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag with the data obtained semi-quantitatively by means of the intensity of an Light Emittign Diode (LED) connected with the antenna system. In this case, the antenna works as an energy harvester to power an LED indicator connected in series to the resistive temperature sensor. The intensity of the LED, which varies with the increase of temperature, was measured using a lux-meter mobile application. The intensity at 70□C was ~42 lux whereas it decreased down to ~14 lux at room temperature (~25□C). The presented system showed potential use as a smart label in applications requiring temperature monitoring.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:This work was supported in North West Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (NW CAM) project supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme (H2020-Intereg-IVA5055), managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Nikbakhtnasrabadi, Dr Fatemeh and Escobedo, Dr Pablo and Bhattacharjee, Mr Mitradip and Dahiya, Professor Ravinder
Authors: Bhattacharjee, M., Escobedo, P., Nikbakhtnasrabadi, F., and Dahiya, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
ISBN:9781728152783
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 IEEE
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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