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ArticleHardwareX2022

OpenHumidistat: Humidity-controlled experiments for everyone.

Lars B Veldscholte, Sissi de Beer

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Article in HardwareX, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lars B VeldscholteSustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Sissi de BeerSustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
University of Twente · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humidity control is a crucial element for a wide variety of experiments. Yet, often naive methods are used that do not yield stable regulation of the humidity, are slow, or are inflexible. PID-based electropneumatic humidistats solve these problems, but commercial devices are not widespread, typically proprietary and/or prohibitively expensive. Here we describe OpenHumidistat: a free and open-source humidistat for laboratory-scale humidity control that is affordable (€500) and easy to build. The design is based around mixing a humid and dry air flow in varying proportions, using proportional solenoid valves and flow sensors to control flow rates. The mixed flow is led into a measurement chamber, which contains a humidity sensor to provide feedback to the controller, to achieve closed-loop humidity control.

Indexed as

ADC, Analog-to-digital converterCC, Creative CommonsCERN OHL, CERN Open Hardware LicenseControllerCV, Control variableDC, Direct currentDI, Deionized (water)EDA, Electronic design automationElectronicsFCE, Final control elementFC, Flow controllerGNU GPL, GNU General Public LicenseHC, Humidity controllerHumidityIC, Integrated circuitI/O, Input/outputMOSFET, Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistorPCB, Printed circuit boardPIDPID, Proportional, integral, derivative (control)PneumaticsPU, Poly(urethane)PVC, Poly(vinyl chloride)PV, Process variablePWM, Pulse-width modulationRAM, Random-access memorySMT, Surface-mount technologySP, SetpointTHT, Through-hole technologyUI, User interfaceVCCS, Voltage-controlled current sink

Identifiers

PMID35509938
PMCPMC9058855
OpenAlexW4220806353

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