humidity monitors
A humidity sensor is a device that consist of a special plastic material and it will allow
sense the amount of humidity in the atmosphere.
For choosing a humidity sensor we have to get three technologies. The most important
feature is that it should be of high accuracy, reliability and resistance to physical
contamination.
Numerous additional features that will long term factors and then it will be of sensor
replacement and of greater complexibility. There are numerous sensors. It should be of
the most correct performance.
There are capacity humidity sensors which are widely used for the commercial purposes.
These are also used for telemetry and weather information. The other type of sensor is the
resistance humidity sensor. These will measure the change in the electrical hygroscopic
medium and it gets a result. There are numerous resistive sensors. These technique has
very good metal electrodes. These metal electrodes are connected with metal or plastic
glass cylinders.
The thermal conductivity electrodes is used to find out the difference in conductivity of
water vapour substances in the air. The conductivity will be more in that portion where it
will have greater capacity. This is mainly to sink the heat.
When the temperature is very hot during the day time, decreases rapidly. Humidity
sensors which does a very quick calculations measures the data and transmits it in very
simple stages.
There are humidity sensors which are mainly for cell sample stage. This is mainly the
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sensors have a sample which is of the ratio 1/16 diameter and they are sealed.
The special type of controller which is of high quality is the environmental controller.
The main feature of this is that it will function a program which is through the pro
software.
There are various humidity sensor. These sensors will have a difference of + or 3.5%. this
of the repeated feature. The sensor time is called the RH seconds.
Another feature of the humidity sensor is that the water vapour content should be
measured in percentage. The temperature must be cooled and then saturated.
Today there are numerous technologies available for humidity sensors. It can measure the
moisture or capacitive materials. There is a technology called chilled mirror that is used
to condense on it. So that it will reach its dew point.
The critical instruments should have voltage and frequency readings.
CHR-01 humidity sensor specification
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The specification is applicable to impedance type Humidity sensor, Model: CHR-01
2General Specification
Part name
Humidity Sensor
Type
CHR01
Rated Voltage
1V AC50Hz 2 K Hz
Operating humidity range
20% 90% RH
Accuracy
5%
Operating temperature range The
Maximum operating temperature
085 120 *
Standard characteristics
30 (21 40.5) K(at 60%RH,
25)
Response time
12 s(20% 90%)
Hysteresis
1.5%RH
Humidity drift(per year)
2% RH
Typical humidity response characteristic
at 25
Show in Fig 1
Dimension
Show in Fig 2
** The characteristics chart of humidity registance between 0 and 60: Fig 3 and Tab 1
[Link] in using the Humidity Sensor
(1).Please beware of using the following gas:
Solvent, Organic gas, Alcohol, Glycol,
Nox, Ammonia inorganic gas, Sox,
Anionic ionizer, Salty air. please use the LRC test equipment.
(2).Do not use it in too much wet or condesed condition.
(3).Do not use DC to the Humidity Sensor , please use the LRC test equipment.
(4).Use in good air condition.
Fig 1
The Relative humidity and Resistance characteristics of this sensor are shown in the following graph.
Fig 2
1Sensor case(cover) (ABS) 2Substrate (AL2O3) 3Carbon electrode 4Humidity sensitive material 5
frame
Fig 3
Tab 1 Resistance characteristics at each temperature
15
25
35
40
55
30%
518.8
352.8
256.7
241.3
137
35%
347.6
261.8
143
137
80.33
40%
277.2
166.6
93.6
81.53
50
45%
172.8
92.8
60.3
52.7
33.38
50%
96.3
60.6
41.43
34.3
22.05
55%
70.8
40.4
29.12
24.25
15.88
60%
56.2
29.5
20.8
17.71
12.17
65%
43.3
21.1
15.61
13.12
9.02
70%
31.3
15.44
11.51
10.09
6.58
75%
22.6
11.84
8.74
7.35
4.64
80%
15.8
9.13
6.52
5.46
3.38
85%
10.48
6.55
4.52
3.89
2.48
90%
4.6
3.15
2.65
1.807
Unit : K
* All data is get by LCR meter at 1VAC/KHZ