摘要:
A gas detecting system comprises: a sensor element including: an oxygen pump cell comprising a first oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte layer between a first pair of electrodes; an oxygen concentration measuring cell comprising a second oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte layer between a second pair of electrodes; and a measurement chamber between the oxygen pump cell and the oxygen concentration measurement cell; a plurality of lead wires connected with the first and second pairs of electrodes; and a control unit electrically connected with the electrodes through the lead wires, wherein the lead wires includes a common lead wire connected with electrodes confronting the measurement chamber of the first and second pairs of electrodes, and wherein the common lead wire has a portion to contact in an electrically insulated state with at least one of the lead wires other than the common lead wire.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich side through a specific air-fuel ratio defined as a boundary of the rich and lean sides; obtaining a detection signal of gas sensor at constant time intervals during a diagnosis period between a timing when the count for the reversal number is started and a timing when the reversal number reaches a predetermined number; calculating a first moderated signal by applying a first moderation calculation to the detection signal, and a second moderated signal by applying a second moderation calculation to the detection signal; calculating a deviation between the first and second moderated signals; and determining whether the gas sensor is in the abnormal state on the basis of the deviation obtained during the diagnosis period.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich side through a specific air-fuel ratio defined as a boundary of the rich and lean sides; obtaining a detection signal of a gas sensor at constant time intervals during a diagnosis period between a timing when the count for the reversal number is started and a timing when the reversal number reaches a predetermined number; calculating a moderated signal by applying a moderation calculation using a predetermined moderation coefficient to the obtained detection signal; calculating a deviation between the obtained detection signal and the calculated moderated signal; and determining whether the gas sensor is in an abnormal state or not on the basis of the deviation.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method includes: a fuel supply detecting step of detecting an interruption of a fuel supply to the internal combustion engine, and a restart of the fuel supply after the interruption of the fuel supply; a response time period accumulating step of determining a response time period by accumulating a first time period that the sensor output value reaches from a first threshold value to a second threshold value after the detection of the interruption of the fuel supply, and a second time period that the sensor output value reaches from a third threshold value to a fourth threshold value after the detection of the restart of the fuel supply after the interruption of the fuel supply; and an abnormal state diagnosing section of determining an abnormal state of the gas sensor when the response time period is greater than a predetermined time period.
摘要:
A gas detecting system comprises: a sensor element including: an oxygen pump cell comprising a first oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte layer between a first pair of electrodes; an oxygen concentration measuring cell comprising a second oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte layer between a second pair of electrodes; and a measurement chamber between the oxygen pump cell and the oxygen concentration measurement cell; a plurality of lead wires connected with the first and second pairs of electrodes; and a control unit electrically connected with the electrodes through the lead wires, wherein the lead wires includes a common lead wire connected with electrodes confronting the measurement chamber of the first and second pairs of electrodes, and wherein the common lead wire has a portion to contact in an electrically insulated state with at least one of the lead wires other than the common lead wire.
摘要:
A gas sensor diagnostic method (or apparatus) is arranged to periodically obtain sensor output values of a gas sensor such as an oxygen sensor for an internal combustion engine, and to determine local extreme values from the sensor output values obtained during a period of interruption of fuel supply to the engine. Moreover, the local extreme values are compared with a first predetermined threshold level. When the number of the local extreme values reaches a predetermined first number, a diagnosis is performed to determine whether the gas sensor is in an improper condition or not, in accordance with results of the comparison of the local extreme values with the first threshold level.
摘要:
In an activation state of a sensor device (10), when voltage on the connection points between the sensor device (10) and the sensor control circuit (50) becomes a preset abnormal value, electric cut off is made between the sensor control circuit and the connection point. Then, the delivery of power to the heater (70) is ceased to lower the temperature of the cells to a below of an activation temperature, thereby increasing the internal resistance of the cell. Thereafter, the sensor control circuit (50) supplies to the sensor device a current in a degree not to damage the sensor device (10), to detect voltages on the connection points at that time. By comparing between the voltages on the respective connection points detected, a content and location of abnormality occurred is identified for the sensor device.