Thermal Characteristics of an Electric Field Mill in the Nonlinear Duffing Regime

Lifang Ran; Hongyun Ren; Najib Kacem; Jianhua Li; Xiaolong Wen; Ashwin A. Seshia

doi:10.1109/SENSORS59705.2025.11330494

Thermal Characteristics of an Electric Field Mill in the Nonlinear Duffing Regime

Lifang Ran
, Hongyun Ren
, Najib Kacem
, Jianhua Li
, Xiaolong Wen^*
, Ashwin A. Seshia^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Science and Technology Beijing
FEMTO-ST
University of Cambridge

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Abstract

Electric field sensors are widely used in power grid, aerospace, and atmospheric monitoring. Beyond the requirements for improving sensitivity and resolution, temperature adaptability is also essential to real use. This work studies the thermal characteristics of a resonant Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) electric field sensor in the Duffing nonlinear regime, comparing zero-field output, sensitivity, and noise stability in linear and nonlinear regions under different temperatures. Results show better equivalent field stability in the linear region and lower noise floor in the Duffing nonlinear regime.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE SENSORS 2025 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331544676
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS59705.2025.11330494
Publication status	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2025 IEEE SENSORS - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 19 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025

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Name	Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
ISSN (Print)	1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)	2168-9229

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Conference	2025 IEEE SENSORS
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	19/10/25 → 22/10/25

Keywords

Duffing nonlinearity
MEMS
electric field sensor
thermal characteristics

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Thermal Characteristics of an Electric Field Mill in the Nonlinear Duffing Regime. / Ran, Lifang; Ren, Hongyun; Kacem, Najib et al.
IEEE SENSORS 2025 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors).

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Thermal Characteristics of an Electric Field Mill in the Nonlinear Duffing Regime

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