Gas concentration measuring apparatus designed to enhance measurement accuracy in desired range
    1.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration measuring apparatus designed to enhance measurement accuracy in desired range 有权
    气体浓度测量仪设计用于提高所需范围内的测量精度

    公开(公告)号:US07981265B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-19

    申请号:US11797961

    申请日:2007-05-09

    IPC分类号: G01N27/41

    摘要: A gas concentration measuring apparatus for use in air-fuel ratio control of automotive engines is designed to determine the concentration of oxygen within a wide and a narrow range using a sensor current flowing through a sensor element. The apparatus includes an amplifier circuit equipped with an operational amplifier and a plurality of amplifying resistors and a switch. The switch is responsive to a request signal to switch a relation in electrical connection between an operational amplifier and the amplifying resistors to distribute the amplifying resistors into an input resistor and a feedback resistor for the operational amplifier to change an amplification factor of the amplifier circuit. This results in a change in resolution of measurement of the concentration of oxygen, thereby ensuring enhanced accuracy in determining the concentration of oxygen in a selected one of the narrow and wide ranges.

    摘要翻译: 用于汽车发动机的空燃比控制的气体浓度测量装置设计成使用流过传感器元件的传感器电流来确定宽范围和窄范围内的氧浓度。 该装置包括配备有运算放大器和多个放大电阻器和开关的放大器电路。 开关响应于请求信号以在运算放大器和放大电阻之间的电气连接中切换关系,以将放大电阻器分配到输入电阻器和用于运算放大器的反馈电阻器以改变放大器电路的放大系数。 这导致测量氧浓度的分辨率的变化,从而确保在选定的窄范围和宽范围内确定氧气浓度的提高的准确性。

    Control method for gas concentration sensor
    2.
    发明授权
    Control method for gas concentration sensor 有权
    气体浓度传感器控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US06868712B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-22

    申请号:US10032582

    申请日:2002-01-02

    摘要: An A/F signal proportional to an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is output upon application of a voltage based on an instruction from a microcomputer. At the time an element resistance is detected, a bias instruction signal Vr from the microcomputer is converted by a D/A converter 21 to an analog signal Vb. An output voltage Vc obtained by removing high frequency components from the analog signal Vb through an LPF 22 is input to a bias control circuit 40. During this time period in which the element resistance is detected, an accurate A/F signal is not output. Therefore, the A/F signal that has theretofore prevailed is held by a Sample/Hold circuit 70 to thereby prevent the use of an erroneous A/F signal. Namely, at the time of detecting the element resistance, the detected value of the oxygen concentration is prevented from becoming abnormal. As a result, an accurate A/F control can be executed using the detected element resistance.

    摘要翻译: 与来自内燃机的废气中的氧气浓度成比例的A / F信号是在基于微型计算机的指令施加电压时输出的。 在检测到元件电阻时,来自微型计算机的偏置指令信号Vr由D / A转换器21转换成模拟信号Vb。 将通过LPF22从模拟信号Vb除去高频分量而获得的输出电压Vc输入到偏置控制电路40.在检测到元件电阻的该时间段期间,不输出精确的A / F信号。 因此,由采样/保持电路70保持已经存在的A / F信号,从而防止使用错误的A / F信号。 也就是说,在检测元件电阻时,防止氧浓度的检测值变得异常。 结果,可以使用检测到的元件电阻来执行精确的A / F控制。

    Control method for gas concentration sensor

    公开(公告)号:US06347544B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-19

    申请号:US09064163

    申请日:1998-04-22

    IPC分类号: G01N2700

    摘要: An A/F signal proportional to an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is output upon application of a voltage based on an instruction from a microcomputer. At the time an element resistance is detected, a bias instruction signal Vr from the microcomputer is converted by a D/A converter 21 to an analog signal Vb. An output voltage Vc obtained by removing high frequency components from the analog signal Vb through an LPF 22 is input to a bias control circuit 40. During this time period in which the element resistance is detected, an accurate A/F signal is not output. Therefore, the A/F signal that has theretofore prevailed is held by a Sample/Hold circuit 70 to thereby prevent the use of an erroneous A/F signal. Namely, at the time of detecting the element resistance, the detected value of the oxygen concentration is prevented from becoming abnormal. As a result, an accurate A/F control can be executed using the detected element resistance.

    Method and apparatus for gas concentration detection and manufacturing method of the apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for gas concentration detection and manufacturing method of the apparatus 有权
    气体浓度检测方法及装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06226861B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-08

    申请号:US09370896

    申请日:1999-08-10

    IPC分类号: H05B300

    摘要: An A/F sensor generates a current signal corresponding to an air-fuel ratio in response to a voltage applied by a bias control circuit. After a sensor current is received as a voltage signal via a voltage follower, it is outputted to an A/D converter having a predetermined input voltage range, 0 to 5V. A sensor current detection circuit has a plurality of current detection resistors. In order to variably set the resistance value by the sensor current detection circuit, a switch circuit is switched in accordance with the sensor current depending on whether the A/F value to be detected is in the zone near the stoichiometric ratio or in other air-fuel ratio zones.

    摘要翻译: 响应于由偏置控制电路施加的电压,A / F传感器产生对应于空燃比的电流信号。 在通过电压跟随器接收到作为电压信号的传感器电流之后,将其输出到具有0至5V的预定输入电压范围的A / D转换器。 传感器电流检测电路具有多个电流检测电阻。 为了通过传感器电流检测电路可变地设置电阻值,根据检测的A / F值是否处于接近化学计量比的区域或其他空气 - 电流检测电路中,根据传感器电流切换开关电路, 燃料比区。

    Gas concentration measuring apparatus compensating for error component of output signal
    5.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration measuring apparatus compensating for error component of output signal 有权
    补偿输出信号误差分量的气体浓度测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US06336354B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-08

    申请号:US09497179

    申请日:2000-02-03

    IPC分类号: G01N2712

    CPC分类号: G01N27/4067

    摘要: A gas concentration measuring apparatus is provided which measures the concentration of a given gas using a gas sensor. The gas sensor includes a sensor element producing a gas concentration signal indicative of the concentration of the gas, a heater heating the sensor element, and an insulator disposed between the sensor element and the heater. The apparatus includes a heater control circuit which may provisionally supply electrical power to the heater by applying a Pulse-Width-Modulated signal. The heater control circuit performs a switching operation to supply power to the heater cyclically. The apparatus corrects an error contained in the gas concentration signal arising from a leakage current flowing into the sensor element through the insulator during the switching operation of the heater control circuit.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种气体浓度测量装置,其使用气体传感器测量给定气体的浓度。 气体传感器包括产生指示气体浓度的气体浓度信号的传感器元件,加热传感器元件的加热器和设置在传感器元件和加热器之间的绝缘体。 该装置包括加热器控制电路,该加热器控制电路可通过施加脉冲宽度调制信号临时向加热器供电。 加热器控制电路执行切换操作以循环地向加热器供电。 该装置在加热器控制电路的切换操作期间,通过绝缘体校正由流入传感器元件的漏电流引起的气体浓度信号中包含的误差。

    Gas concentration measuring apparatus designed to minimize error component contained in output
    6.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration measuring apparatus designed to minimize error component contained in output 失效
    气体浓度测量装置设计用于最小化输出中包含的误差分量

    公开(公告)号:US06849174B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-01

    申请号:US10373289

    申请日:2003-02-26

    CPC分类号: G01N27/4067

    摘要: A gas concentration measuring apparatus which has a gas sensor designed to measure, for example, the concentrations of O2 and HOx contained in exhaust emissions of an automotive engine is provided. The apparatus includes a signal processing circuit which converts a current signal outputted from the gas sensor as a function of the concentration of either of O2 and NOx into a voltage signal. The gas sensor and the signal processing circuit are connected electrically through a conductor. The conductor has a length which is determined as a function of a level of the current signal outputted from the gas sensor. The weaker the level of the current signal is, the shorter the length of the conductor. This minimizes addition of electrical noises to the current signal outputted from the gas sensor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种气体浓度测量装置,其具有设计用于测量例如汽车发动机的废气排放中所含的O 2和HO x的浓度的气体传感器。 该装置包括信号处理电路,其将从气体传感器输出的电流信号作为O2和NOx中的任一个的浓度变换为电压信号。 气体传感器和信号处理电路通过导体电连接。 导体具有根据从气体传感器输出的电流信号的电平确定的长度。 电流信号的电平越弱,导体长度越短。 这最小化了从气体传感器输出的电流信号中增加电噪声。

    Gas concentration sensing apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration sensing apparatus 有权
    气体浓度检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US06453724B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-24

    申请号:US09399949

    申请日:1999-09-20

    IPC分类号: G01N700

    摘要: A gas concentration sensor comprises a pump cell for detecting an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas and a sensor cell for detecting a NOx concentration in the exhaust gas. A porous diffusive layer is interposed between these cells. Furthermore, the sensor comprises a heater for heating these cells. A control circuit produces a sensor cell voltage having an A.C. component to detect the impedance of sensor cell. The electric power supplied to the heater is controlled based on a detected impedance value of the sensor cell.

    摘要翻译: 气体浓度传感器包括用于检测排气中的氧浓度的泵室和用于检测废气中的NOx浓度的传感器单元。 这些细胞之间插入多孔扩散层。 此外,传感器包括用于加热这些电池的加热器。 控制电路产生具有交流分量的传感器电池电压,以检测传感器单元的阻抗。 基于检测到的传感器单元的阻抗值来控制提供给加热器的电力。

    Gas concentration sensing apparatus capable of suppressing sensor voltage oscillation
    10.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration sensing apparatus capable of suppressing sensor voltage oscillation 有权
    能够抑制传感器电压振荡的气体浓度检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US06478940B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-12

    申请号:US09383383

    申请日:1999-08-26

    IPC分类号: G01N2741

    CPC分类号: G01N27/4065

    摘要: A limit-current type A/F sensor produces element current responsive to oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas when a voltage is applied to its sensor element portion. An application voltage control circuit comprises an operational amplifier and resistors. An output of the control circuit is applied to one terminal of the A/F sensor via a driver circuit. The other terminal of the A/F sensor is connected to an output terminal of an operational amplifier via a current-detecting resistor. The element current value, detected by the current-detecting resistor, is returned to the application voltage control circuit via a buffer. In the application voltage control circuit, adjustment of the gain is performed in such a manner that the inclination of the application voltage line on the V-I coordinate becomes larger than the inclination equivalent to the A.C. impedance of the sensor element in the sensor activated condition.

    摘要翻译: 当电压施加到其传感器元件部分时,极限电流型A / F传感器产生响应于排气中的氧浓度的元件电流。 施加电压控制电路包括运算放大器和电阻器。 控制电路的输出通过驱动电路施加到A / F传感器的一个端子。 A / F传感器的另一个端子通过电流检测电阻连接到运算放大器的输出端。 由电流检测电阻检测的元件电流值通过缓冲器返回到施加电压控制电路。 在施加电压控制电路中,以使得V-I坐标上的施加电压线的倾斜度大于传感器激活状态下传感器元件的交流阻抗等于倾斜度的方式进行增益调整。