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The LED\/PD based NDIR sensor provides fast stabilisation time (time required to turn on the sensor from cold, warm up, take and report a measurement, and power down again \u22481 second), longevity  (&gt;15 years), low power consumption and low cost. Described performance is compatible with \u201cfit and forget\u201d wireless deployed sensors in applications such as indoor air quality monitoring\/control &amp; energy conservation in buildings, transport systems, horticultural greenhouses and portable deployment for safety, industrial and medical applications. Fast stabilisation time, low intrinsic power consumption and cycled operation offer typical energy consumption per measurement of mJ\u2019s, providing extended operation using battery and\/or energy harvesting strategies (measurement interval of \u2248 2 minutes provides &gt;10 years operation from one AA battery). Specific performance data is provided in relation to measurement accuracy and noise, temperature performance, cross sensitivity, measurement range (two pathlength variants are described covering ambient through to 100% gas concentration), comparison with NDIR utilizing thermal source\/pyroelectric light source\/detector combination and compatibility with energy harvesting. Semiconductor based LED\/PD processing together with injection moulded reflective optics and simple assembly provide a route to low cost high volume manufacturing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s130607079","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,5,29]],"date-time":"2013-05-29T11:59:57Z","timestamp":1369828797000},"page":"7079-7103","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":143,"title":["A Novel Solid State Non-Dispersive Infrared CO2 Gas Sensor Compatible with Wireless and Portable Deployment"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Desmond","family":"Gibson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd, 60 Grayshill Road, Westfield North Courtyard, Glasgow G68 9HQ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Calum","family":"MacGregor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd, 60 Grayshill Road, Westfield North Courtyard, Glasgow G68 9HQ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Rhodes, W. 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