Publication detail

Comparison of different methods for determining the air ion mobility spectrum

ROUBAL, Z. SZABÓ, Z. STEINBAUER, M. BARTUŠEK, K.

Original Title

Comparison of different methods for determining the air ion mobility spectrum

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Light negative air ions demonstrably exert a positive influence on the human organism. To assess their impact on the human body, we to know their mobility and related aspects. The spectrum is usually defined by measuring the saturation characteristic with a Gerdien tube; another option consists in using an aspiration condenser with a segmented inner electrode. A major problem affecting the methods outlined within the paper rests in the impact of measurement uncertainties and noise on the results. We propose a solution where the actual estimation of the air ion mobility spectrum is refined via combining analytical calculation and the numerical method of least squares. The Matlab-based simulation procedure reduces the number of measured polarization voltages, optimizes the dimensions of the internal electrode segments, and defines the impact of noise on the result. The simulation is compared with saturation characteristics measured in a faraday chamber.

Keywords

Air ions, air ions mobility spectrum, gerdien tube

Authors

ROUBAL, Z.; SZABÓ, Z.; STEINBAUER, M.; BARTUŠEK, K.

Released

1. 8. 2019

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Rome, Italy

ISBN

978-4-88552-316-8

Book

2019 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS-Rome)

ISBN

1559-9450

Periodical

Progress In Electromagnetics

State

United States of America

Pages from

3761

Pages to

3766

Pages count

6

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9017227

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT160906,
  author="Zdeněk {Roubal} and Zoltán {Szabó} and Miloslav {Steinbauer} and Karel {Bartušek}",
  title="Comparison of different methods for determining the air ion mobility spectrum",
  booktitle="2019 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS-Rome)",
  year="2019",
  journal="Progress In Electromagnetics",
  pages="3761--3766",
  publisher="IEEE",
  address="Rome, Italy",
  doi="10.1109/PIERS-Spring46901.2019.9017227",
  isbn="978-4-88552-316-8",
  issn="1559-9450",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9017227"
}