Abstract:
[Objective] An object is to provide a method and apparatus for controlling a multi-gas sensor which can measure NO x concentration and ammonia concentration by use of a single gas sensor and can improve accuracy in measurement of ammonia concentration. [Means for Solution] A method for controlling a multi-gas sensor (200A) including an NO x sensor section (30A), and an ammonia sensor section (42) having at least paired electrodes (42a) and formed on an outer surface of the NO x sensor section. The NO x sensor section includes a first pumping cell (2) extending between the interior and exterior of a first measurement chamber (S1) and adapted to pump out or pump in oxygen of a gas under measurement introduced into the first measurement chamber, and a second pumping cell (4) extending between the interior and exterior of an NO x measurement chamber (S2) communicating with the first measurement chamber and configured such that a second pumping current (Ip2) flows between the paired second electrodes, the second pumping current corresponding to an NO x concentration of the gas under measurement. An oxygen concentration is calculated on the basis of a first pumping current flowing through the first pumping cell, and a corrected ammonia concentration is calculated on the basis of the oxygen concentration and the ammonia concentration output of the ammonia sensor section.
Abstract:
The present specification provides a NOx responsive element suitable for directly sensing NOx. The NOx responsive element an oxygen ion conductive layer has a first electrode layer having a nitrogen oxide decomposition catalyst phase composed of perovskite-type oxide, being in contact with the oxygen ion conductive layer, and being exposed to NOx, and a second electrode layer opposing the first electrode layer across the oxygen ion conductive layer. The nitrogen oxide decomposition catalyst phase has a nitrogen oxide adsorption stabilizing surface on its surface exposed to nitrogen oxide.
Abstract:
The present invention is a spectroscopic analyzer that when measuring the concentration of a predetermined component contained in sample gas in a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure, obtains the concentration of the predetermined component with accuracy. The spectroscopic analyzer is one that measures the absorbance of the predetermined component contained in the sample gas in a reduced pressure state lower than atmospheric pressure, and calculates the concentration of the predetermined component with use of a calibration curve indicating the relationship between the absorbance of the predetermined component and the concentration of the predetermined component and a relational expression between the pressure of the sample gas at the time of the measurement and the concentration of the predetermined component. In addition, in a graph with one axis as pressure axis and the other axis as concentration axis, the relational expression has an intersection point other than zero with the pressure axis.
Abstract:
An object is to perform accurate diagnosis of a failure in which an input signal from an amplification circuit assumes an anomalous value in an intermediate range between GND and Vcc. When at least one of a first NO x concentration Ip2W based on the output OP1 of a first differential amplification circuit 210 and a second NO x concentration Ip2N based on the output OP2 of a second differential amplification circuit 220 falls within an anomaly diagnosis range ZN, the difference D between the first NO x concentration Ip2W and the second NO x concentration Ip2N is obtained, and the difference D is stored in a difference accumulation buffer BF such that 16 values of the difference D continuously sampled up to the present are stored. The integrated value (difference integral value) Dint of the difference D is obtained. When the difference integrated value Dint becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value Di0, a diagnosis result of "anomalous" is provided.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an analysis device for determining a measurement quantity that depends on the concentration of one or more, in particular oxidizable constituents of a sample, which device comprises: a breakdown reactor having an oxygen feed for introducing oxygen into the breakdown reactor and a gas outlet, which connects the breakdown reactor to a measuring apparatus; a heating device for heating the breakdown reactor to a specified operating temperature; an oxygen-producing apparatus comprising at least one oxygen-permeable membrane, in particular composed of a ceramic material; a housing, in which a insulating tube surrounding the breakdown reactor, the heating device, and the oxygen-producing apparatus is arranged; and a feed-gas conducting system for feeding a feed gas to the at least one membrane of the oxygen-producing apparatus, the feed-gas conducting system comprising a reaction chamber that surrounds the at least one membrane and being connected to at least one inflow channel open to the surroundings of the analysis device. The invention is characterized in that at least two, in particular tubular, intermediate walls, which are arranged coaxially with respect to the tube axis of the insulating tube and which surround the breakdown reactor, are arranged inside the insulating tube, which intermediate walls divide an intermediate space between the breakdown reactor and the insulating tube into the annular chambers forming the feed-gas conducting system, which annular chambers are connected to each other by means of overflow openings.
Abstract:
A device for signal processing. The device includes a signal generator, a signal detector, and a processor. The signal generator generates an original waveform. The signal detector detects an affected waveform. The processor is coupled to the signal detector. The processor receives the affected waveform from the signal detector. The processor also compares at least one portion of the affected waveform with the original waveform. The processor also determines a difference between the affected waveform and the original waveform. The processor also determines a value corresponding to a unique portion of the determined difference between the original and affected waveforms. The processor also outputs the determined value.
Abstract:
A respiratory monitor is disclosed that includes features for conducting multiple pulmonary function tests in a single device and for detecting the presence of nitric oxide in exhaled breath. Also described is a mouthpiece that allows for separate inhalation and exhalation pathways and for filtering inhaled and exhaled breath for predetermined species prior to exhalation into the respiratory monitor. The monitor further allows for wired, wireless and network connectivity and for cloud-based systems for communicating and correlating pulmonary data as well as relevant environmental data and displaying the data for use by patients and health care professionals.
Abstract:
Described are systems and methods for compensating long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors used in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide (NO) gas to a patient by compensating for drift that may be specific to the sensors atypical use in systems for delivering therapeutic nitric oxide gas to a patient. In at least some instances, the long term sensitivity drift of catalytic type electrochemical gas sensors can be addressed using calibration schedules, which can factor in the absolute change in set dose of NO being delivered to the patient that can drive one or more baseline calibrations. The calibration schedules can be used reduce the amount of times the sensor goes offline. Systems and methods described may factor in in actions occurring at the delivery system and/or aspects of the surrounding environment, prior to performing a baseline calibration, and may postpone the calibration and/or rejected using the sensor's output for the calibration.
Abstract:
There is presented an electrochemical sensor (100) for sensing an analyte in an associated volume (106), the sensor comprising a sensing chamber (120), the sensing chamber (120) comprising, a working electrode (104), wherein the electrochemical sensor (100) comprises an aprotic solvent comprising an oxygen scavenger, said aprotic solvent comprising said oxygen scavenger being arranged for hindering oxygen in passing from the associated volume to the working electrode (104). In a particular embodiment the oxygen scavenger is a phosphine.