Analytical method to estimate the complex permittivity of oil samples

In this paper, an analytical method to estimate the complex dielectric constant of liquids is presented. The method is based on the measurement of the transmission coefficient in an embedded microstrip line loaded with a complementary split ring resonator (CSRR), which is etched in the ground plane....

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Autores: Su, Lijuan, Mata Contreras, Javier, Vélez, Paris, Fernández Prieto, Armando, Martín, Ferrán
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositório:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/74933
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/74933
https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040984
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Complex dielectric constant
Complex permittivity measurements
Microwave sensors
Complementary split ring resonator (CSRR)
Microstrip technology
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Resumo:In this paper, an analytical method to estimate the complex dielectric constant of liquids is presented. The method is based on the measurement of the transmission coefficient in an embedded microstrip line loaded with a complementary split ring resonator (CSRR), which is etched in the ground plane. From this response, the dielectric constant and loss tangent of the liquid under test (LUT) can be extracted, provided that the CSRR is surrounded by such LUT, and the liquid level extends beyond the region where the electromagnetic fields generated by the CSRR are present. For that purpose, a liquid container acting as a pool is added to the structure. The main advantage of this method, which is validated from the measurement of the complex dielectric constant of olive and castor oil, is that reference samples for calibration are not required.