ProximityꢀSensors
PL Pyroelectric Infrared Sensors
Overview
Applications
KEMET’sꢀPyroelectricꢀInfraredꢀSensorsꢀhaveꢀaꢀlowꢀ
profileꢀdesignꢀandꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀwithoutꢀaꢀlensꢀtoꢀenableꢀ
miniaturizedꢀdesignsꢀandꢀareꢀidealꢀtoꢀdetectꢀhumanꢀ
proximityꢀbyꢀIRꢀpresence.ꢀ
Typicalꢀapplicationsꢀincludeꢀhumanꢀpresenceꢀdetectionꢀ
sensingꢀforꢀenergyꢀsavingꢀfunctionsꢀin:ꢀ
•ꢀ Contactꢀlessꢀswitching
•ꢀ Officeꢀautomationꢀequipment
• Home appliances
KEMET’sꢀproprietaryꢀpiezoelectricꢀceramicꢀmaterialꢀandꢀ
structuralꢀdevelopmentꢀofꢀtheꢀpyroelectricꢀinfraredꢀsensorꢀ
enablesꢀhumanꢀpresenceꢀdetectionꢀthroughꢀsolidꢀplasticꢀ
materialsꢀorꢀglass,ꢀwhichꢀallowsꢀmoreꢀmechanicalꢀandꢀ
opticalꢀappearanceꢀdesignꢀpossibilitiesꢀofꢀtheꢀendꢀproduct.ꢀ
Theꢀsensorꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀwithoutꢀaꢀlensꢀor,ꢀtoꢀextendꢀtheꢀ
detectionꢀrange,ꢀaꢀproprietaryꢀKEMETꢀlensꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀin
3 different colors.
•ꢀ Lighting
•ꢀ Displayꢀproducts
• Air-conditioners
• TV
• PC monitors
• Rice cookers
• Smart toilets
Benefits
Sensor - Front
Sensor - Back
•ꢀ ReflowꢀcapableꢀSMDꢀconfiguration
• Lens not required
•ꢀ Aꢀlensꢀcanꢀbeꢀattachedꢀtoꢀtheꢀsensor
•ꢀ Wideꢀviewꢀangleꢀupꢀtoꢀ±60ꢀdegreesꢀ(lensless)
•ꢀ Viewꢀangleꢀupꢀtoꢀ±37/±28ꢀdegreesꢀ(withꢀlens)
•ꢀ Detectionꢀpossibleꢀthroughꢀglassꢀorꢀresin
•ꢀ Lowꢀpowerꢀconsumption,ꢀdownꢀinꢀtheꢀμAꢀrange
•ꢀ Excellentꢀradioꢀwaveꢀperformanceꢀinꢀhigh-frequencyꢀband
•ꢀ Compactꢀandꢀlowꢀprofileꢀ(5.0ꢀxꢀ4.8ꢀxꢀ1.7ꢀmm)
Natural Lens
WhiteꢀLens
Black Lens
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SE0206_PL • 5/6/2020
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