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This paper presents the deployment wireless sensor network for paddy field crop application. The system can monitor pH level and water level in the paddy field crop. The calibration and system design of the sensor nodes were discussed. The sensor nodes installed at the Titi Serong Paddy field Crop, Malaysia. The system uses wireless data transmission to enable farmers to monitor continuously the water...
The wet impregnation method for catalytic micro-combustor was characterized by using palladium as a catalyst. The main purpose of this study is to increase the surface porosity of the catalyst support. A high surface porosity indicates that a high amount of catalyst was deposited within the surface areas. The performance of the catalytic micro-combustor improves with increasing catalytic surface area...
This paper presents the characterization of a micro-cyclone combustor that burns liquefied petroleum gas. The combustor is made of stainless steel and has a reaction chamber volume of 1.15 cm3. Fuel and air are mixed inside the chamber by injecting the fuel perpendicularly to the tangentially injected air. The experiment demonstrates that the flame is sustained inside the micro-combustor over a wide...
This paper presents an automatic water irrigation and drainage system designed to increase the yield production of rice and improve water use efficiency. Water level sensors are placed in the rice field and continuously measure the water level. The system automatically irrigates water through the entrance gate when the water level is lower than the desired level. The entrance gate closes after the...
This paper presents the deployment of a wireless water-quality monitoring system to a paddy crop plantation. The developed system measures water quality parameters, namely, temperature and dissolved oxygen, in real-time and sends the data through wireless communication to the receiver. The receiver is located inside a farmhouse. The maximum distance between the sensing node and the receiver is approximately...
Convective accelerometer does not contain seismic mass and work based on free convection heat transfer of electrical heater inside a hermetic chamber. Its sensitivity is dependent to the temperature distribution of working fluid inside the hermetic chamber. In this paper, the effect of working fluid properties, acceleration and heater power on temperature profile inside the convective accelerometer...
The effect of material, thickness and the magnitude of heat generated by microcombustor on heat distribution along thermal spreader for thermoelectric power generator are investigated. Impact of various materials and physical properties was studied upon sample 3 cm × 3 cm. The effect of thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity and thickness towards temperature uniformity of thermal spreader is...
The micro power generation using vibration energy sources appears to be attractive due to its applicability on many situations and environmental conditions. The electrostatic energy harvester has various advantageous over piezoelectric and electromagnetic systems such as reduction in fabrication process complexity and cost, feasibility on MEMS and IC integration, improves the possibility level of...
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