公开(公告)号：US20200088673A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16692339

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Tadakatsu KOYABU ,  Yuki MURAYAMA ,  Ryozo KAYAMA ,  Akari HASEGAWA ,  Yusuke KAWAMOTO

IPC: G01N27/416 ,  G01N27/407

Abstract: Each of SCUs to includes: a voltage switching unit that performs a first voltage switching to increase an oxygen concentration in a gas chamber and a second voltage switching to decrease the oxygen concentration in the gas chamber after the execution of the first voltage switching; an output change calculation unit that calculates an output change parameter indicating a change in output of the sensor cell according to the voltage switching; a concentration difference calculation unit that calculates a concentration difference parameter indicating a concentration difference in the oxygen concentration or in the concentration of the specific gas in the detection target gas between before the first voltage switching and after the second voltage switching; and a deterioration determination unit that determines a deterioration state of the sensor cell based on the output change parameter and the concentration difference parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20180340909A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15988329

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Tadakatsu KOYABU ,  Tomoo KAWASE ,  Yuki MURAYAMA ,  Ryozo KAYAMA ,  Akari HASEGAWA ,  Shoki SHIMIZU

IPC: G01N27/416 ,  G01M15/10 ,  F01N11/00 ,  G01N27/406 ,  G01N27/407 ,  G01N27/41 ,  G01N27/419 ,  G01N27/409 ,  G01N27/417

Abstract: In a gas sensor, a pump cell adjusts a concentration of oxygen in a gas chamber based of a pump cell supply voltage. A sensor cell detects a concentration of a specific gas in a detection target gas after the pump cell has adjusted the concentration of oxygen. In a sensor control unit, a voltage switching part adjusts the pump cell supply voltage to be supplied to the pump cell. A pump cell output control part adjusts a variation range of a pump cell output current of the pump cell before and after a voltage switching process of the pump cell supply voltage to be within a predetermined variation range. A deteriorated state detection part detects a deteriorated state ratio of the sensor cell based on variation of an output current of the sensor cell due to the voltage switching process performed by the voltage switching part.

公开(公告)号：US20200249124A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16775393

申请日：2020-01-29

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Yuki MURAYAMA ,  Shoki SHIMIZU ,  Hiroki ICHIKAWA ,  Akari HASEGAWA

IPC: G01M15/10 ,  G01N27/406 ,  G01N27/407

Abstract: A control device performs deterioration diagnosis of a gas sensor including a pump cell and a sensor cell. The control device includes a control unit, a determination value acquisition unit, a diagnosis unit, and a correction unit. The control unit temporarily reduces the oxygen removal capability of the pump cell. The determination value acquisition unit acquires an output ratio of the sensor cell based on an output value of the sensor cell in a state where the oxygen removal capability of the pump cell is temporarily reduced. The diagnosis unit performs deterioration diagnosis of the gas sensor by comparing the output ratio with a determination threshold. The correction unit sets a correction coefficient based on an atmospheric pressure and an oxygen concentration, and also corrects the output ratio using the correction coefficient.