Application of microwave moisture sensor for determination of oil palm fruit ripeness

• Main Authors: You, Kok Yeow, Abbas, Zulkifly, Khalid, Kaida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Slovak Academy of Sciences - Inst. Measurement Science 2010
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/22867/1/YouKokYeow2010_ApplicationofMicrowaveMoistureSensorforDetermination.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/22867/; https://doi.org/10.2478/v10048-010-0002-x

This paper describes the development of a low cost coaxial moisture sensor for the determination of moisture content (30 % to 80 % wet-weight basis) of the oil palm fruits of various degree of fruit ripeness. The sensor operating between 1 GHz and 5 GHz was fabricated from an inexpensive 4.1 mm oute...