System, apparatus, and method for measuring an oxygen concentration of a gas

An apparatus, system and method maximizes efficiency and accuracy of measuring an oxygen concentration of a measured gas by varying a flow of oxygen ions within a measuring cell in accordance with an output signal of an oxygen sensor cell. The pump current through a pump cell is switched between a c...

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1. Verfasser: Allmendinger, Klaus K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus, system and method maximizes efficiency and accuracy of measuring an oxygen concentration of a measured gas by varying a flow of oxygen ions within a measuring cell in accordance with an output signal of an oxygen sensor cell. The pump current through a pump cell is switched between a constant positive current and a constant negative current when upper and lower thresholds of the output signal are reached. The pulse width ratio of the square wave produced by the varying current is compared to a pulse width ratio function derived from a calibration procedure to determine the oxygen concentration of the measured gas.