Method for fabricating zinc oxide nanostructures and gas sensors

    公开(公告)号:US11639910B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17449288

    申请日:2021-09-29

    发明人: Derek Ho Ying Wang

    IPC分类号: G01N27/12 G01N33/00

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor comprising a gas sensing layer fabricated based on a solution-processed, template-free synthesis method that achieves controllable ZnO nanostructured morphologies. The method is based on promotion and suppression of growth at specific crystallographic dimensions by tuning the polarity of the solvent. The gas sensing layer with the ZnO nanostructures exhibits high response, excellent selectivity and rapid recovery time.

    INTRINSICALLY SAFE AND EXPLOSION PROOF ENCLOSURE FOR CONVERTIBLE GAS DETECTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20230126275A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18045244

    申请日:2022-10-10

    IPC分类号: G01N33/00 H02K5/136

    摘要: Intrinsically safe and explosion proof enclosure platforms for convertible gas detectors are disclosed. In some embodiments, a convertible gas detector comprises a gas sensor, the gas sensor comprising sensor circuit. The gas detector further comprises an enclosure, the enclosure configured to house the sensor circuit. The gas sensor further comprises an end cap, the end cap configured to be detachably connected to the enclosure along a flamepath joint. The gas detector is configured to switch between operating as an explosion proof detector and an intrinsically safe detector responsive to whether the end cap is connected to the enclosure.

    Gas sensing device and method for operating a gas sensing device

    公开(公告)号:US11635416B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16838433

    申请日:2020-04-02

    IPC分类号: G01N33/00 G01N27/12

    摘要: A gas sensing device includes chemo-resistive gas sensors; heating elements for heating each of the gas sensors; an information extraction block for receiving signal samples and for generating representations for the received signal samples; and a decision making block configured for receiving the representations, wherein the decision making block comprises a weighting block and a trained model based algorithm stage, wherein the weighting block receives feature samples of the representations and applies time-variant weighting functions to the feature samples of the respective representation in order to calculate a weighted representation including weighted feature samples.

    REDUNDANT GAS DETECTION SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230117506A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17960886

    申请日:2022-10-06

    申请人: UT-Battelle, LLC

    IPC分类号: G08B21/14 G08B29/14 G01N33/00

    摘要: A system for redundantly detecting a gas is provided. The system includes first and second series-connected gas sensors and a signaling module. If both gas sensors are functioning normally, the signaling module provides an alert when both gas sensors detect a predetermined gas concentration. If however any one of the gas sensors is experiencing a fault condition, the faulty gas sensor's alarm is shunted by operation of a fault relay, and the signaling module provides an alert when the non-faulty gas sensor detects a predetermined gas concentration. If both gas sensors are experiencing a fault condition, both gas sensors' alarms are shunted by fault relays, and an audible and/or visual alert is generated by the signaling module. Embodiments of the present invention are well suited for industrial facilities, manufacturing facilities, research and development laboratories, and other locations where unsafe gas concentrations may become present.