摘要:
A gas sensor for measuring a quantity of specific component in a measuring gas includes a main pump means (1) which has an electrochemical pump cell. The electrochemical pump cell includes a solid electrolyte partition (2) exposed to external space, an inner pump electrode (3) and an outer pump electrode (4) formed on the inner surface and outer surface of the solid electrolyte partition, respectively. The main pump means treats oxygen contained in the measuring gas introduced from the outer space by pumping processing on the basis of a control voltage applied between the inner pump electrode and the outer pump electrode. An RLC element (8) which has a specific electric characteristic value corresponding to a characteristic value of the electrochemical pump cell is connected in parallel with the electrochemical pump cell.
摘要:
Disclosed is a gas sensor comprising inner pumping electrodes (64a to 64d) arranged on upper and lower surfaces and both side surfaces in a first chamber (60) so that O 2 contained in a measurement gas (G) introduced through a first diffusion rate-determining section (56) is effectively removed by the aid of a pumping voltage (Vp1) applied between the inner pumping electrodes (64a to 64d) and an outer pumping electrode (66). After the removal of O 2 , the measurement gas (G) is introduced into a second chamber (62) through a second diffusion rate-determining section (58) so that oxides contained in the measurement gas (G) are decomposed by the aid of a detecting electrode (82), or O 2 is bound to inflammable gases contained in the measurement gas (G). An amount of oxygen moved or transported in accordance therewith is measured to determine the concentration of the oxides or the inflammable gases. Accordingly, the oxygen contained in the measurement gas can be effectively controlled, making it possible to highly accurately measure the oxides or the inflammable gases.
摘要:
A diagnostic apparatus applied to internal combustion engine exhaust gas sensors employing electrochemical polarographic principles indicates sensor operation relative to a current limiting operating region in which a sensor output signal indicates oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas. A sensor drive signal is controllably perturbed and sensor sensitivity monitored by monitoring the sensor response to the perturbation. Current limiting operation may be diagnosed and indicated when the sensor response indicates an insensitivity to the perturbation.
摘要:
A sensor element for limit sensors for determining the lambda value of gaseous mixtures comprises at least two mutually opposite internal pump electrodes (8 and 8') arranged in a diffusion channel (7). In this way the undesirable electrode polarization which readily occurs in sensor elements with a single internal pump electrode is substantially reduced. At the same time, better use is made of the noble metals required to make the pump electrodes.
摘要:
An apparatus and a method for sensing hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in a measurement gas, e.g., the exhaust gas from an automobile engine. A solid state electrochemical oxygen pumping cell (10) adds oxygen into the apparatus which contains a solid state combustibles sensor (19) for sensing the hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The oxygen may be obtained from ambient air or by dissociation of gases like water present in the measurement gas.
摘要:
A device for determining activation of an air-fuel ratio sensor which comprises an air-fuel ratio sensor (1) comprising an oxygen concentration cell element (11b) and an oxygen pump element (11a), arranged at an exhaust system of an engine, made of an oxygen-ion-conductive-solid-electrolyte material respectively provided with electrodes and a diffusion chamber into which exhaust gas of the engine diffuses, and a heater (12) which heats the oxygen concentration cell element (11b) and the oxygen pump element (11a); a pump current controller (21) for controlling pump current which flows in the oxygen pump element so that electromotive force of the oxygen concentration cell element takes on a predetermined reference voltage; a pump current detector (22) for detecting the pump current controlled by the pump current controller; a switch (25) for cutting supply of the pump current; a pump voltage detector (24) for detecting pump voltage applied to the oxygen pump element; a heater power supply (12); a memory for storing a range of allowed pump voltages or a target air-fuel ratio; a timer for starting to supply power to the heater in a pump-current-cut state and for releasing the cutting supply of the pump current after a predetermined time interval; and an air-fuel ratio controller (7) which has the pump current controller control the pump current, detects a pump voltage, determines that the air-fuel sensor (1) is activated when the pump voltage falls in the previously memorized pump voltage allowable range, and releases the pump-current-cut state.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for determining the identity and concentration of a component in a test atmosphere having a known concentration of oxygen. At least one solid electrolyte oxygen sensor (10) is used, with each sensor having a solid electrolyte wall in contact with, and interposed between, a first electrode (11) and a second electrode (12). The first electrode (11) is in communication with the test atmosphere. A first negative voltage (21) is applied across the first and second electrodes of a sensor, causing electrochemical oxygen pumping and a first electric current to flow through the corresponding solid electrolyte wall. The first negative voltage is selected to cause the first electric current magnitude to be on a first current plateau. The magnitude of the first electric current is measured. A second negative voltage (22) is applied across the first and second electrodes of a sensor, causing electrochemical oxygen pumping and a second electrical current to flow through the corresponding solid electrolyte wall. The second negative voltage is selected to cause the second electric current magnitude to be on a second current plateau. The magnitude of said second electric current is measured. A table (23) correlating pairs of numbers representing various combinations of first and second electric current with corresponding identity and concentration of one or more components is provided. The measured first and second magnitudes of electric current are matched with the pairs of numbers in the table and the corresponding identity and concentration of one or more component is determined.