Advanced Humidity Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 4688
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The measurement of relative humidity is crucial for most modern industries, such as refrigeration, cargo, electronics, weather forecasting, and greenhouses. These diverse areas require different sensor specifications, and even an “established” technology area such as habitat control and refrigeration (HVACR) requires bespoke solutions in areas such as museums (specific exhibits), transportation (e.g., in-cabin climate control, under hood, and on engine), and healthcare (e.g., incubators, sterilization, patient monitoring, cleanrooms, respiratory, and ventilators).
Smart cities and agriculture of the future depend on information from such sensors. Thanks to innovations in functional materials, sensing structures, and new optical phenomena, our scientific communities generate a continuous stream of advanced humidity sensors. This Special Issue attempts to collect the latest developments in humidity sensing, whether optically- or electrically-based, in terms of new designs or new applications. We especially encourage review articles describing the current state-of-the-art.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Humidity sensors for quality control in industries (e.g., refrigeration, cargo, electronics, weather stations, greenhouses, and manufacturing).
- Humidity sensors for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (e.g., peripheral devices, museums and institutions, and humidifiers/dehumidifiers)
- Humidity sensors for healthcare (e.g., incubators, sterilization, patient monitoring, cleanrooms, respiratory, and ventilators).
Prof. Dr. David Lancaster
Dr. George Y. Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Optical sensors
- Electrical sensors
- Humidity sensors
- Hygrometers
- Point sensors
- Distributed sensors
- Moisture monitoring
- Humidity monitoring
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