Combining impedance spectroscopy with optical absorption spectroscopy in the UV for biofuel composition measurement
L.M. Middelburg (TU Delft - Electronic Components, Technology and Materials)
Amir Ghaderi (TU Delft - Electronic Instrumentation)
A. Bossche (TU Delft - Electronic Instrumentation)
J Bastemeijer (TU Delft - Electronic Instrumentation)
Ger de Graaf (TU Delft - Electronic Instrumentation)
Reinoud Wolffenbuttel (TU Delft - Electronic Instrumentation)
Rick Soltis (Ford Motor Company)
Jaco Visser (Ford Motor Company)
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Abstract
A capacitive probe is generally used in a flex-fuel engine for measuring the ethanol content in biofuel. However, the water content in biofuel of high ethanol content cannot be disregarded or considered constant and the full composition measurement of ethanol, gasoline and water in biofuel is required. Electrical impedance spectroscopy with a customized capacitive probe operating in the 10 kHz to 1 MHz frequency range is combined with optical absorption spectroscopy in the UV spectral range between 230 and 300 nm for a full composition measurement. This approach is experimentally validated using actual fuels and the results demonstrate that electrical impedance spectroscopy when supplemented with optical impedance spectroscopy can be used to fully determine the composition of the biofuel and applied for a more effective engine management. A concept for a low-cost combined measurement system in the fuel line is presented.