Multiple Frequencies Five-Port Reflectometer (FPR) for Pure and Adulterated Honeys

Authors

  • E. M. Cheng 1) Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2)Centre of Excellence for Advanced Communication Engineering (ACE) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia
  • A. B. Shahriman 1)Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2)Centre of Excellence for Automotive & Motorsport Technology (MOTECH) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia
  • K. Y. Lee Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science, Tunku Abdul Rahman University Sungai Long Campus, Jalan Sungai Long, Sungai Long City, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • S. F. Khor Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
  • N. F. Mohd Nasir 1)Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2) Centre of Excellence for Sport Engineering (SERC) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia
  • S. A. Baharuddin Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • C. W. S. Robiah Mohamad Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia
  • E. Z. Mohd Tarmizi Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370705

Keywords:

honey, reflectometer, dielectric, reflection, sensor

Abstract

Honey adulteration is one of the major health concerns among honey consumers, it is essential to inspect the quality of honey. One of the methods is to characterize the honey by using the microwave reflection technique. A Five-Port Reflectometer (FPR) is proposed in this work. The microstrip Five-Port ring junction circuit was designed for multiple frequencies of 0.60 GHz, 2.28 GHz, and 3.47 GHz. The fabricated circuit works with an analogue-digital converter, open-ended coaxial sensor, diode detectors and computer to form a complete FPR measurement system. The reflection measurements were conducted on Honey Gold and Trigona Honey for multiple frequencies. The performance of the FPR in s-parameter measurement was verified by Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). This study shown that the performance of FPR in term of reflection measurement has promising accuracy which is comparable with VNA. The FPR can be used as an alternative instrumentation system for characterizing pure and adulterated honey.

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E. M. Cheng, 1) Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2)Centre of Excellence for Advanced Communication Engineering (ACE) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia

Cheng Ee Meng was born in 1980. He obtained his B.Sc (Honours) - Instrumentation Science in Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2004. He pursued his M.Sc. in Wave Propagation at the Institute for Mathematical Research on 2005 in Universiti Putra Malaysia and his Ph.D. in Microwave at the Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2007. Recently, he is an associate professor in Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. His main personnel research interest is in the computational electromagnetic modeling, microwave dielectric spectroscopy, wave propagation in RF & microwave and microwave sensors development for food and agricultural applications. On the other hand, he is also a Chartered Engineer (Engineering Council, UK) and Professional Technologist (MBOT, Malaysia). He also published more than 100 journals and conference proceedings (ISI/Scopus).

A. B. Shahriman, 1)Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2)Centre of Excellence for Automotive & Motorsport Technology (MOTECH) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia

Shahriman Abu Bakar is an Assoc Prof in Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology In Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He is currently the head of Centre of Excellence in Automotive and Motorsport. He obtained his degree in Mechanical engineering in 1997, Master in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and Phd in System Design in 2010 all from Mie University Japan. He holds 2 patents and filed for 6 patents in transportation systems. His research interest is in automotive systems for vehicles, mobility as a service, next generation vehicles and agriculture industries. He published more than 240 articles and conference proceedings. He is a professional engineer (Board of engineer Malaysia) and professional technologist (MBOT Malaysia).

K. Y. Lee, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering & Science, Tunku Abdul Rahman University Sungai Long Campus, Jalan Sungai Long, Sungai Long City, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Lee Kim Yee was born in 1978. He received his BSc Physics, Master and PhD degree from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (stocktickerUPM) in the year 2002, 2004 and 2008 respectively. He joined the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in 2007. He is currently an associate professor under Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His research interests include microwave measurement technique, microwave circuit and instrumentation, dielectric measurement, and RFID.

S. F. Khor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia

Shing Fhan Khor was born in 1982. She obtained her B.Sc. with Edu. (Honours) - Physics in Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2007. She pursued her Ph.D. in Materials Science at the Faculty of Science in 2011 at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Recently, she is an associate professor at Faculty of Electrical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Her main personal research interest is in the glass science and focusing on dielectric, optical, mechanical and thermal properties.

N. F. Mohd Nasir, 1)Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia 2) Centre of Excellence for Sport Engineering (SERC) Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia

Nashrul Fazli Mohd Nasir received his Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Universiti Malaya and later pursued his M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at Keele University (UK). He later received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from Royal Melbourne Institution of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia. His research interests are in Biomaterials, Biosensors and Material Characterization in Biomedical Engineering. Currently, he is the associate professor in Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

S. A. Baharuddin, Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Siti Aishah Baharuddin is a full time PhD student in Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Food Engineering field. Her doctoral research is to develop functional food from medicinal plants for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) prevention. Her research is conducted under collaboration with Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan. On top of this, her research work has given her in-depth understanding and knowledge in food processing, food powder technology, and physicochemical properties of food.

C. W. S. Robiah Mohamad, Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau, 02600, Perlis, Malaysia

Che Wan Sharifah Robiah Mohamad was born in 1978. He obtained his B.Sc. (Honours) - Microbiology in Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2001. She pursued her M.Sc. in Microbiology (Bacteriology) at School of Biological Sciences on 2006 in Universiti Sains Malaysia and his Ph.D. in Biotechnology Microbe in 2006 in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Recently, she is a senior lecturer in Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Her main personnel research interest is in the antimicrobial study, biomaterial and tissue engineering for medical and pharmaceutical applications. On the other hand, she is also a Professional Technologist (MBOT, Malaysia).

E. Z. Mohd Tarmizi, Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science Universiti Putra Malaysia UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Emma Ziezie Mohd Tarmizi received her Bsc (Hons) (Material Science), MSc (Dielectric Physics) and PhD (Material Science) from the Universiti Putra Malaysia. She took a keen interest in education and currently serving as a Senior lecturer and Coordinator for Physics (foundation) at the Centre of Foundation Studies For Agricultural Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Emma’s research focuses on the various electrical, thermal and optical properties of materials including glasses, polymers and conducting polymers for diverse of applications including laser, fuel cell and solar cell. She currently aims at studying the fundamental aspects of broad range of advanced materials, designing and synthesizing functional materials for biomedical and biological applications which may crosses many disciplines including physics, chemistry, biological, medical and engineering technology.

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2022-07-31

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E. M. . Cheng, “Multiple Frequencies Five-Port Reflectometer (FPR) for Pure and Adulterated Honeys”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 07, pp. 782–794, Jul. 2022.

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