OPERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS SENSOR IN A DYNAMIC MODE WITH A CONSTANT RESISTANCE SETPOINT

    公开(公告)号:US20230349853A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18205207

    申请日:2023-06-02

    IPC分类号: G01N27/18

    CPC分类号: G01N27/18 G01N27/16

    摘要: A gas sensor device includes a sensing element including a heating element and electronic circuitry in connection with the heating element. The sensing element forms resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuity operates the sensing element in a trigger mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a first duty cycle and in a primary mode via a pulsed energy input to the heating element at a second duty cycle, which is greater than the first duty cycle. The electronic circuitry is further configured to measure a response of the sensing element over time during each pulse of a plurality of pulses of the pulsed energy input. The primary mode is entered upon measurement of a value of a response at or above a threshold value in the trigger mode of operation.

    OPERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS SENSOR IN A DYNAMIC MODE WITH A CONSTANT RESISTANCE SETPOINT

    公开(公告)号:US20210181135A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16711413

    申请日:2019-12-11

    IPC分类号: G01N27/18 G01N27/419

    摘要: A method of operating a sensing element including a heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry, wherein the sensing element forms a resistive element in a circuit of the electronic circuitry, includes, in at least a first phase, activating the electronic circuitry to heat the sensing element to a temperature at which the sensing element is responsive to an analyte gas via energy input to the heating element in a pulsed manner. A constant resistance setpoint is set for the sensing element and energy through the circuit is variably controlled via the pulsed energy input toward achieving the constant resistance setpoint. The method further includes measuring a response of the sensing element over time to the pulsed energy input.