Humidity

sensors
Presented by : Supervised by :
Aya CHERGUIA
Bahae BOULAJOUL Mr. Mohammed Hamza Qaddi
Bouchra BOUKRI
Khaoula EL-KHALLOUFI Academic year :
Yousra OUHAMMI
2023-2024
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Table of contents

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Introduction Types of Humidity

Sensors

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Applications and Conclusion
future Perspectives

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Introduction

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 When discussing humidity sensors, it is important to distinguish between
humidity, which represents the amount of water vapor present in the air or
in a gas , and moisture, which represents the amount of water present in a
liquid or within a solid such as wood.

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The presence of moisture on a wall, resulting from
Humidity as fine water particles suspended in the
excessive humidity.
air
 Relative humidity or absolute humidity?
Absolute humidity

It is defined as the mass of water vapor

contained in a volume of dry air or gas.
Absolute humidity does not depend on
the temperature of the air or gas.

Relative humidity

Expressed in percentages. It is
defined as the ratio between the
mass of water vapor present in the air
and the maximum mass of water
vapor that the air can hold
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DEFINITION OF HUMIDITY SENSORS

A humidity sensor is a device that reacts based on the

humidity of the atmosphere in contact with it and delivers an
electrical signal usable by a measuring instrument
(hygrometer).

Do not confuse a humidity sensor with a hygrometer.

A hygrometer is a measuring instrument

on which we can read the humidity value

A sensor delivers an electrical signal that

must be processed by another device.

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Importance of humidity sensors Maintaining Comfort and Health :

1 maintaining indoor air quality and reducing

health risks

Preservation of Goods : controlling

Importance 2 environmental conditions in storage

facilities

Industrial Processes : processes require

3 precise humidity control to ensure

product quality and consistency

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Humidity Sensors –
Classification & Working
Principles

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Humidity capacitive
sensor

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 What is a Capacitive Humidity Sensor ?

A capacitive humidity sensor It operates on the principle of

is a widely-used electronic capacitance, which is the
device that measures relative ability of a system to store an
humidity (RH) in the electrical charge.
environment.

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What is a Capacitive Humidity Sensor ?

Figure 1 Figure 2

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 Working Principle of a capacitive humidity sensor

Absorption
of moisture

When the moisture content charges,

Dielectric Constant the dielectric constant of the
material between the sensor's
Variation capacitive plates also changes.

The variation in the

dielectric constant alters Capacitance Alteration
the capacitance of the
sensor

Electrical Measurement &

Output Signal
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 Dual Perspectives: Upsides & Downsides

Can withstand below temperature of 0°C

Upsides

It does not require any maintenance for

longer periods
Humidity capacitive sensor

It has limited long term stability.

Downsides

It is sensitive to dewing and certain

aggressive substances.

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Resistive humidity
sensor

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 Definition of resistive humidity sensor :

Resistive
Relative Electrical
Humidity
humidity Sensor
Resistance

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How does it work ?

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 Working principle of a Resistive Humidity Sensor
Humidity , Resistivity , Resistance … !

Resistivity ρ is a fundamental Hygroscopic Material :

property of a material that
quantifies its ability to resist the ● Salts
flow of electric current ● Sugar
● Porous materials
● Wood,Cellulose fibers..

Length

R=ρ*L/S Humidity resistance

Resistance Ω Cross
sectional
resistivity area
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 substrate

electrodes

H2O
Hygroscopic material
( LiCl)
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Advantages & Limitations
Chemical
Affordability
sensitivity

CONS
Slower
Simplicity
response Vs
time
PROS

Regular
calibration Small size
required

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Dew point
sensor
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Definition

Dew point sensor

A device used to measure the dew point, which is the
temperature at which air becomes completely saturated with
water vapor.
It provides crucial insight into the level of humidity in the air and
helps in understanding moisture-related conditions

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Components
Quartz Crystal
Microbalance

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 Working principle
Interaction with Air Compound Interaction Signal generation Dew point calculation

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Compound selection Property changes Signal processing Output generation

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Advantages 1
Excellent
Long-Term Stability

advantages 2 Fast Response Time

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Condensation
Resistance

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Disadvantages 1
Clean Environment
Requirement

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Installation
disadvantages Challenges

3 Higher Cost

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Applications and
future perspectives.

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 Applications

Weather Forecasting Environmental monitoring

Industrial Processes Data Centers

Compressed Air Systems Medical and Laboratory Settings

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 The future of humidity sensors

Energy Wireless Miniaturization Improved Nanomaterials

efficiency connectivity And accuracy and
Integration and Nanofabrication
sensitivity

Energy-efficient Wireless connectivity Miniaturization enables Sensors are developed Researchers are
humidity sensors are such as Bluetooth or the incorporation of to achieve higher exploring nanoscale
especially important for Wi-Fi allows real-time humidity sensors into precision in measuring materials like
battery-operated wearables, IoT devices, humidity levels across graphene and
data transmission,
devices and IoT sensors health monitors and
remote monitoring and various environments. nanowires since they
deployed in remote or even smartphones,
predictive maintenance. offer high surface
inaccessible locations. expanding their
applications and area, sensitivity, and
functionalities. rapid response times.
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Conclusion.

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