Resistance gas sensors exhibit random phenomena (resistance noise) which can be utilized to improve gas sensitivity and selectivity. That new emerging technique has to be investigated to recognize optimal parameters for gas detection. It means that a measurement system has to have ability of numerous parameters adjustment (e.g., sampling frequency, heater voltage, polarization current, voltage noise amplification). That fact induced design of a new setup which limits a number of external power sources and reduces time of gas sensors characterization. The newly prepared system comprises two digitally controlled voltage and current sources, and a control unit to select polarization current of the investigated gas sensor. The system is controlled by the dedicated PC software used for data acquisition and communication. The system allows characterizing of prototype gas sensors having a very high resistance, up to tens of MΩ. Additionally, the measured sensors can be irradiated by the UV diode to induce photocatalytic effect influencing their gas sensing properties. All these operation have been automated. An every action is automatically logged and state of the system is visualized using windows PC environment. Output files are batch-processed by means of commercial software, such as MATLAB®. Additionally, some exemplary results of recent experimental data for selected gas sensors, such as their noise spectra at various sensors temperatures has been presented.
Authors
- dr inż. Maciej Trawka,
- prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Smulko link open in new tab ,
- dr inż. Lech Hasse link open in new tab
Additional information
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2014
