Human Body Influence on a Parallel Plate Capacitance

61st International Symposium ELMAR-2019: Proceedings 2019
Ričards Poriņš, Pēteris Apse-Apsītis

In this paper, the parallel plate capacitor is reviewed in the context of human presence. The paper includes the explanation of the capacitance change of a parallel plate capacitor depending on the human proximity and calculation method for a rough estimation of its capacitance. In this paper, some measuring and calculating methods are described, and simulation models are used to display the electric field around the human body. Calculation results for approaching finger, hand, and body are presented.

Keywords
Capacitive sensors, Proximity effects, Capacitance measurement, Computer simulation
DOI
10.1109/ELMAR.2019.8918657
Hyperlink
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8918657

Poriņš, R., Apse-Apsītis, P. Human Body Influence on a Parallel Plate Capacitance. In: 61st International Symposium ELMAR-2019: Proceedings, Croatia, Zadar, 23-25 September, 2019. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, 2019, pp.175-178. ISBN 978-1-7281-2158-1. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-2181-9. Available from: doi:10.1109/ELMAR.2019.8918657

Publication language
English (en)