A low-cost robust configuration for the temperature monitoring within the payload of any microwave oven with a rotating turntable

This contribution aims to be a reference to help researchers build up their own microwave heating systems for monitoring the temperature evolution of a payload with almost endlessly (limited by the batteries capacity of the measuring system) rotational movements. Its robustness is because it allows...

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Autores: Fayos Fernández, José, Reverte Ors, Juan David, Monzó Cabrera, Juan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/13295
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/13295
https://www.ampereeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AMPERE-Newsletter-101_1-6.pdf
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microwave heating
Temperature
Turntable
Fiber optic
Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones
2202.10 Radioondas y Microondas
3306 Ingeniería y Tecnología Eléctricas
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Sumario:This contribution aims to be a reference to help researchers build up their own microwave heating systems for monitoring the temperature evolution of a payload with almost endlessly (limited by the batteries capacity of the measuring system) rotational movements. Its robustness is because it allows keeping sensors in place thus avoiding the fiber optics wringing/twisting while the payload is rotating. The proposed system facilitates the rotation of the temperature equipment located over the microwave oven synchronously with the payload, while its data is transferred in real time by an RF transmitter/receiver device connected to its serial data port. The fiber optic sensors deployed from the temperature equipment ports to the measuring points are arranged with the rotation axis through a hollowed shaft to minimize mechanical stresses. The equipment operation, its configuration, and the data transmissions are controlled wirelessly by a laptop computer. The prototype presented in this paper was implemented for a total budget amount of 6500 €.