Chemical Sensors for CO/NOx-Detection in Automotive Climate Control Systems

960692

02/01/1996

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
A new air quality sensor for climate control in automobiles has been developed. The sensor is designed for use in air conditioning systems with an air intake flap and a charcoal filter. The main indicators for the detection of air pollution are CO and NOx.
The sensor elements consist of a SnO2 layer made in thick film technology resulting in small sensor size and high sensitivity at reasonable cost. The sensor elements are packaged together with an evaluation circuit in a water resistant sensor housing for underhood installation. By means of specific dopants the sensor elements have been optimized in order to detect CO and NOx with very low cross-sensitivity.
This paper describes the design and production of the sensor. The performance of the complete unit under typical field conditions is presented. The sensor is in serial production.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/960692
Pages
11
Citation
Ingrisch, K., Zeppenfeld, A., Bauer, M., Ziegenbein, B. et al., "Chemical Sensors for CO/NOx-Detection in Automotive Climate Control Systems," SAE Technical Paper 960692, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/960692.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1996
Product Code
960692
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English