• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 49, Issue 6, 0628002 (2020)
Qing-chuan ZHAO1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Chongqing Research Institute, Chongqing 400039, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of the Gas Disaster Detecting, Preventing and Emergency Controlling, Chongqing 400039, China
  • show less
    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20204906.0628002 Cite this Article
    Qing-chuan ZHAO. Development of an Infrared Methane Sensor Based on Double Narrow-band LED Light Source[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2020, 49(6): 0628002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Absorption spectrum of CH4, H2O around 3.3 μm
    Fig. 1. Absorption spectrum of CH4, H2O around 3.3 μm
    Principle block diagram of infrared methane sensor system
    Fig. 2. Principle block diagram of infrared methane sensor system
    Spectra of main absorption peaks of LED34, LED27, PD36 and CH4
    Fig. 3. Spectra of main absorption peaks of LED34, LED27, PD36 and CH4
    Design diagram of sampling chamber
    Fig. 4. Design diagram of sampling chamber
    Emission spectra of LED34 under different current
    Fig. 5. Emission spectra of LED34 under different current
    Circuit diagram of photosensitive signal processing
    Fig. 6. Circuit diagram of photosensitive signal processing
    Curve of temperature compensation coefficient
    Fig. 7. Curve of temperature compensation coefficient
    Physical figure of infrared methane sensor and detection system platform
    Fig. 8. Physical figure of infrared methane sensor and detection system platform
    Temperature/℃Concentration measurement at 0.51%VOL/(%VOL)Concentration measurement at 1.99%VOL/(%VOL)Concentration measurement at 20.2%VOL/(%VOL)
    -200.662.4624.3
    -100.622.3723.4
    00.582.2522.4
    100.552.1421.2
    200.531.9919.8
    300.511.9318.9
    400.491.8718.2
    500.471.8117.6
    Table 1. Measurement value of infrared methane sensor under standard gas concentration in the temperature range of -20~50℃
    Humidity/%RHNo methane in the air/(%VOL)Concentration measurement at 0.51%VOL/(%VOL)Concentration measurement at 1.99%VOL/(%VOL)
    250.000.531.98
    450.000.531.99
    700.010.552.03
    950.020.562.07
    Table 2. Measured value of infrared methane sensor under the standard gas concentration in the humidity range of 25% ~ 95%RH
    ParametersValue
    Working voltage (DC)/V3.0~3.6
    Average current/mA<10
    Measuring range/(%VOL)0~100
    Indicationerror±0.06/(0~1.00%)
    ±6% /(1.00%~100%)
    Response time/s<25
    Working stability/day>60
    Table 3. Basic performance parameters of sensor
    Qing-chuan ZHAO. Development of an Infrared Methane Sensor Based on Double Narrow-band LED Light Source[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2020, 49(6): 0628002
    Download Citation