公开(公告)号：US20150192535A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-09

申请号：US14392030

申请日：2013-09-19

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Inventor： Hywel Morgan ,  Matthew Charles Mowlen ,  Xi Huang

IPC: G01N27/06 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N33/18

CPC classification number: G01N27/06 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01N33/18 ,  G01N33/1806

Abstract: Apparatus (2) for sensing at least one parameter in water, which apparatus (2) comprises: (i) a conductivity sensor (6) for sensing conductivity in water; (ii) the conductivity sensor (6) is an electrode-based conductivity sensor having bare electrodes (12) which contact the water; (iii) there are at least four of the electrodes (12); (iv) the conductivity sensor (6) is fabricated on a substrate (14) using photolithography and etching; (v) the conductivity sensor (6) is an open cell sensor having a physically unconstrained electric field; (vi) the conductivity sensor (6) is of a dot construction comprising a dot and a surrounding formation; (vii) the conductivity sensor (6) has two electrodes which are for current stimulation and which geometrically bound and enclose another two electrodes which are for voltage sensing; and (viii) the conductivity sensor (6) is a laminar construction on the substrate (14).

Abstract translation: 用于感测水中的至少一个参数的装置（2），所述装置（2）包括：（i）用于感测水中的电导率的电导率传感器（6） （ii）电导率传感器（6）是具有与水接触的裸露电极（12）的基于电极的电导率传感器; （iii）至少有四个电极（12）; （iv）使用光刻和蚀刻在基板（14）上制造电导率传感器（6）; （v）电导率传感器（6）是具有物理无约束电场的开放式电池传感器; （vi）电导率传感器（6）是点状结构，其包括点和周围地层; （vii）电导率传感器（6）具有两个用于电流刺激的电极，并且几何结合并且包围用于电压感测的另外两个电极; 和（viii）电导率传感器（6）是衬底（14）上的层状结构。