Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device (100) includes a first electrode (10) that includes a conductive section (12) and a dielectric (14) that covers the conductive section (12), and a second electrode (20) that is disposed opposite to the first electrode (10) at an interval of 0.3 to 3.0 mm. Charged particulate matter contained in a fluid that passes through the space between the first electrode (10) and the second electrode (20), or particulate matter that is contained in a fluid and charged by a discharge that occurs due to application of a voltage between the electrodes (10) and (20) is electrically adsorbed on at least one of the electrodes (10) and (20), and the particulate matter adsorbed on the electrodes (10) and (20) is detected by measuring a change in electrical properties of the first electrode (10), or a change in electrical properties of the electrodes (10) and (20).
Abstract:
A PM sensor is provided having high responsiveness and capable of long term detection. A PM sensor includes a sensor element that has particulate collection electrodes to which a particulate collection voltage for causing particulate matter contained in exhaust to adhere to a sensor element is applied, and measurement electrodes to which a measurement voltage for measuring an electrical characteristic of the sensor element is applied, in which, after a particulate collection voltage is applied to the particulate collection electrodes application of the particulate collection voltage is stopped in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, the measurement voltage is applied to the measurement electrodes and the electrical characteristic of the sensor element is measured.
Abstract:
A tubular structure for fixing a particulate matter detection device including a tubular first holding tube having a fixing structure portion at a first end; and a tubular second holding tube having one end fixed to a second end so that the second holding tube is coaxial with the first holding tube. The particulate matter detection device is prolonged in one direction and having a detecting portion for particulate matter, with a takeout portion of a wiring line disposed in the tubular structure so that the detecting portion projects to the outside from the first end and so that the takeout portion is positioned in the second holding tube, and with the particulate matter detection device fixed to a pipe by the fixing structure portion so that the detecting portion is positioned in the pipe.
Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device (100) includes a detection device body (1) extending in one direction and having at least one through-hole (2) that is formed at one end (1a), at least one pair of electrodes buried in the wall of the body (1) that defines the through-hole (2), and covered with a dielectric, lines respectively extending from the pair of electrodes toward the other end (1b), a takeout lead terminal (12a) of one electrode of the pair of electrodes disposed on the surface of the other end (1b), a takeout lead terminal (11a) of the other electrode of the pair of electrodes between one end (1a) and the other end (1b), and an electric wire (21) provided with an electric wire securing member (31) at its tip portion, and bonded to the takeout lead terminal (11a) through the electric wire securing member (31).
Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device includes a plate-like element base material including, on one surface thereof, a formed recess portion to collect a particulate matter; a pair of measurement electrodes arranged on the bottom surface side of the recess portion of the element base material; and a high-voltage dust collection electrode embedded in a wall which forms the recess portion of the element base material on the one surface side of the element base material from a position where the pair of measurement electrodes are arranged. An electric field is generated from the high-voltage dust collection electrode to the pair of measurement electrodes, to collect, on the bottom surface side of the recess portion, the particulate matter flowing along the element base material, and a change of electric characteristics between the pair of measurement electrodes is measured to detect the particulate matter collected on the recess portion.
Abstract:
The particulate matter detecting device of the present invention includes: a sensor element having a plate-shaped element substrate, at least one pair of measurement electrodes arranged on one end face of this element substrate, a heater electrode arranged on either of end faces or inside of the element substrate, and a plurality of lead terminals arranged on the other end face of the element substrate and electrically connected to each of the measurement electrodes and the heater electrode; and an outer sheath body having a columnar barrel portion and a barrel-portion end face arranged on one end face of the barrel portion, in which the sensor element is arranged in the barrel portion of the outer sheath body such that the pair of measurement electrodes is exposed from an open frontal area of the barrel-portion end face.
Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device (100) includes a detection device body (1) that has at least one through-hole (2) that is formed at one end of the body (1), a high-voltage electrode (11) and a low-voltage electrode (12) that are buried in the wall of the body (1), a high-voltage takeout lead terminal (11a) that is disposed on the surface of the body (1), a high-voltage takeout lead terminal insulating member (20) that is disposed to cover at least an area in which the lead terminal (11a) is disposed, and a detection device outer tube (30) that is disposed to cover the lead terminal insulating member (20), the device (100) being configured so that particulate matter can be electrically adsorbed on the wall surface of the through-hole (2), and this particulate matter can be detected by measuring a change in electrical properties of the wall that defines the through-hole (2).
Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device (100) includes a detection device body (1) having at least one through-hole (2) formed at one end of the body (1), a pair of electrodes (11, 12) buried in the wall of the body (1) defining the through-hole (2), and covered with a dielectric, and a heating section (13) disposed in the body (1), and adjusting the temperature of the wall defining the through-hole (2), the heating section (13) being covered with a protective layer (15) formed of alumina having a purity of 95% or more, and the particulate matter detection device allowing a particulate matter contained in a fluid that flows into the through-hole (2) to be electrically adsorbed on the wall surface of the through-hole (2), and detecting the mass of the particulate matter adsorbed on the wall surface by measuring a change in electrical properties of the wall.
Abstract:
A particulate matter detection device 100 includes a first electrode 1 and having one surface covered with a dielectric material; a second electrode 2 which is disposed on the side of the one surface of the first electrode 1 via a space where a gas including a particulate matter flows and which performs one or both of the formation of discharge and an electric field by a voltage applied between the first electrode 1 and the second electrode; a pair of measurement electrodes 5, 15 disposed on the surface of the dielectric material so as to face each other; and a protective film 21 disposed on the surfaces of the pair of measurement electrodes and having a volume resistivity of 10 Ωcm to 1012 Ωcm, and the variate of electric properties between the pair of measurement electrodes is measured, whereby the amount of the collected particulate matter can be obtained.
Abstract:
A PM sensor is provided having high responsiveness and capable of long term detection. A PM sensor 11 includes a sensor element 12 that has particulate collection electrodes 123A, 128A to which a particulate collection voltage for causing particulate matter contained in exhaust to adhere to a sensor element 12 is applied, and measurement electrodes 127A, 127B to which a measurement voltage for measuring an electrical characteristic of the sensor element 12 is applied, in which, after a particulate collection voltage is applied to the particulate collection electrodes 123A, 128A, application of the particulate collection voltage is stopped in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, the measurement voltage is applied to the measurement electrodes 127A, 127B, and the electrical characteristic of the sensor element 12 is measured.