Abstract
Adulteration detection of liquids is an emerging field in the present scenario. Purity detection of engine oils and fuels is essential for the smooth functioning of automobiles. An asymmetric coplanar strip fed stepped impedance resonator (SIR) coupled single split ring resonator (SSRR) sensor is used for purity and adulteration detection of engine oil and fuels in automobiles. The sensor operating at 5.95 GHz in free space on a low-cost substrate with a compact size of 10 × 11.5 × 1.6 mm3 is demonstrated in this article. The impedance contrast between the two lines of SIR and the coupled SSRR improves the electric field distribution and thus the sensitivity. The resonant frequency of the proposed sensor changes with the aging of the oil or the adulteration level. The sensor performance is analyzed with simulations and validated with measurements.
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