光学 精密工程, 2012, 20 (3): 550, 网络出版: 2012-04-16
适用于恶劣环境的MEMS压阻式压力传感器
Piezoresistive pressure sensors for harsh environments
微机电系统 压阻式压力传感器 恶劣环境 可靠性 Micro-electro-mechanical System (MEMS) piezoresistive pressure sensor harsh environment reliability
摘要
为了消除潮湿、酸碱、静电颗粒等恶劣环境对压力传感器压敏电阻的影响,提出了一种新型结构的压阻式压力传感器。该传感器将压敏电阻置于应力薄膜的下表面并通过阳极键合技术密封在真空压力腔中,从而减少了外界环境对压敏电阻的影响。介绍了此种压力传感器的工作原理,使用ANSYS软件并结合有限元方法模拟了压敏薄膜在压力作用下的应力分布情况。最后,利用微机电系统(MEMS)技术成功制作出了尺寸为1.5 mm×1.5 mm×500 μm的压阻式压力传感器。用压力检测平台对该压力传感器进行了测试,结果表明,在25~125℃,其线性度小于2.73%,灵敏度约为20 mV/V-MPa,满足现代工业使用要求。
Abstract
To increase the stabilization and reliability of piezoresistive pressure sensors working in harsh environments with harsh acids, alkalis, corrosive salts, and other destructive substances such as electrostatic particles and damp, a novel piezoresistive pressure sensor was presented. The innovation of the sensor was that the sensing elements of the sensor were fabricated in the lower surface of a silicon diaphragm and were sealed in a vacuum pressure cavity by silicon-glass bonding process. The work principle of this pressure sensor was introduced. Then, Finite Element Method and ANSYS soft were used to simulate the stress distribution of the diaphragm. Finally, the micro-electro-mechanical System(MEMS) technology was used to fabricate a pressure sensor with the dimension of 1.5 mm×1.5 mm×500 μm. The measurement results by a pressure test platform show that the sensitivity of the sensor is about 20 mV/V-MPa, and its maximum nonlinearity is 2.73% FSS, which meets the requirements of the modern industrial applications.
伞海生, 宋子军, 王翔, 赵燕立, 余煜玺. 适用于恶劣环境的MEMS压阻式压力传感器[J]. 光学 精密工程, 2012, 20(3): 550. SAN Hai-sheng, SONG Zi-jun, WANG Xiang, ZHAO Yan-li, YU Yu-xi. Piezoresistive pressure sensors for harsh environments[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2012, 20(3): 550.