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Optical-microwave sensor for real-time measurement of water contamination in oil derivatives

dc.contributor.authorAbdulsattar, Rusul K.
dc.contributor.authorAlibakhshikenari, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorVirdee, Bal S.
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Richa
dc.contributor.authorElwi, Taha A.
dc.contributor.authorKouhalvandi, Lida
dc.contributor.authorHassain, Zaid Abdul
dc.contributor.authorAli, Syed Mansoor
dc.contributor.authorTürker Tokan, Nurhan
dc.contributor.authorLivreri, Patrizia
dc.contributor.authorFalcone Lanas, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorLimiti, Ernesto
dc.contributor.departmentIngeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Comunicaciónes_ES
dc.contributor.departmentInstitute of Smart Cities - ISCen
dc.contributor.departmentIngeniaritza Elektrikoa, Elektronikoaren eta Telekomunikazio Ingeniaritzareneu
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T07:43:18Z
dc.date.available2023-11-06T07:43:18Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2023-11-06T07:08:13Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a novel microwave sensor using optical activation for measuring in real-time the water contamination in crude oil or its derivatives. The sensor is constructed from an end-coupled microstrip resonator that is interconnected to two pairs of identical fractal structures based on Moore curves. Electromagnetic (EM) interaction between the fractal curves is mitigated using a T-shaped microstrip-stub to enhance the performance of the sensor. The gap in one pair of fractal curves is loaded with light dependent resistors (LDR) and the other pair with microwave chip capacitors. The chip capacitors were used to increase the EM coupling between the fractal gaps to realize a high Q-factor resonator that determines the sensitivity of the sensor. Empirical results presented here show that the insertion-loss of the sensor is affected by the change in LDR impedance when illuminated by light. This property is used to determine the amount of water contaminated oil. The sensitivity of the sensor was optimized using commercial 3D EM solver. The measurements were made by placing a 30 mm diameter petri dish holding the sample on top of the sensor. The petri dish was filled up to a height of 10 mm with the sample of water contaminated crude oil, and the measurements were done in the range between 0.76 GHz and 1.2 GHz. The Q-factor of the oil sample with no water contamination was 70 and the Q-factor declined to 20 for 100% contamination. The error in the measurements was less than 0.024%. The sensor has dimensions of 0.127λo × 0.127λo × 0.004 λo and represents a new modality. Compared to existing techniques, the proposed sensor is simple to use, readily portable and is more sensitive.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. M. Alibakhshikenari acknowledges support from the CONEX-Plus programme funded by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 801538. The authors also sincerely appreciate funding from Researchers Supporting Project number (RSPD2023R699), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Also, this work was supported by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Gobierno de España (Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional -FEDER-, Eu-ropean Union) under the research grant PID2021-127409OB-C31 CONDOR. Besides above, the Article Processing Charge (APC) was afforded by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Read & Publish Agreement CRUE-CSIC 2023).en
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dc.identifier.citationAbdulsattar, R. K., Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., Sharma, R., Elwi, T. A., Kouhalvandi, L., Abdul Hassain, Z. A., Mansoor Ali, S., Tokan, N. T., Livreri, P., Falcone, F., & Limiti, E. (2023). Optical-microwave sensor for real-time measurement of water contamination in oil derivatives. AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 170, 154798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2023.154798en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aeue.2023.154798
dc.identifier.issn1434-8411
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/46675
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Electronics and Communications (AEU) 170 (2023) 154798en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/Horizon 2020 Framework Programme/801538en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2021-127409OB-C31en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2023.154798
dc.rights© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY license.en
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dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectElectromagnetic (EM) spectrumen
dc.subjectFractal curvesen
dc.subjectLight dependent resistors (LDR)en
dc.subjectMicrostrip sensoren
dc.titleOptical-microwave sensor for real-time measurement of water contamination in oil derivativesen
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