The effect of sensor gap, light intensity, and temperature on the performance of the optocoupler / Elisa Sesa

• Main Author: Sesa, Elisa
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Division of Research, Industrial Linkages and Alumni, UiTM Cawangan Melaka 2023
• Subjects: Electric controllers. Rheostats. Regulators. Starters
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/81890/1/81890.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/81890/; https://www.mic3st.com/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Previous studies have utilized optocouplers that consist of LED and photodiode or phototransistor pairs. However, these studies did not investigate how changes in the gap between the LED and photodiode would affect the output of the photodiode sensor. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effects of physical factors such as changes in sensor gap, light intensity, and temperature on the output of the photodiode sensor in an optocoupler. The results showed that the increase in the gap between the LED and photodiode was directly proportional to the increase in the photodiode output, which consisted of various segments depending on the type of photodiode used. However, the output of the photodiode sensor decreased with an increase in light intensity due to destructive interference between the LED light waves and the ambient light waves that illuminated them. The study also found that the photodiode output did not significantly change with variations close to the room temperature.