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Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi-rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in tenera oil palm fruit

Cheng, E. M. and Abbas, Z. and AbdulMalek, M. and Lee, K. Y. and You, K. Y. and Khor, S. F. and Hassan, J. and Zainuddin, H. (2016) Finite difference analysis of an open-ended, coaxial sensor made of semi-rigid coaxial cable for determination of moisture in tenera oil palm fruit. Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 31 (10). pp. 1181-1192. ISSN 1054-4887

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Abstract

In this paper, the use of the Finite Difference Method (FDM) is proposed to determine the reflection coefficient of an open-ended coaxial sensor for determining the moisture content of oil palm fruit. Semirigid open-ended coaxial sensor is used in conjunction with Vector Network Analyzer for reflection coefficient measurement of oil palm fruit. Moisture content in oil palm fruit determine optimum harvest time of oil palm fruit. Finite difference method is then used to simulate measured reflection coefficient due to different moisture contents in oil palm fruit at various stages of ripeness. The FDM results were found to be in good agreement with measured data when compared with the quasi-static and capacitance model. Overall, the mean errors in magnitude and phase for the FDM were 0.03 and 3.70° , respectively.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Electric network analyzers, Finite difference method, Fruits, Moisture, Moisture determination, Reflection, Different moisture contents, Finite-difference analysis, Finitedifference methods (FDM), Index terms, Oil palm fruits, Open-ended coaxial sensors, Reflection coefficient measurement, Vector network analyzers, Palm oil
Subjects:T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:Electrical Engineering
ID Code:72060
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:23 Nov 2017 04:17
Last Modified:23 Nov 2017 04:17

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