A new gas sensor electronic interface with generalized impedance converter

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 591-596

  Albornoz, Alejandro Durán Carrillo de ^a   Ramírez Muñoz, Diego ^b   Moreno, Jaime Sánchez ^b   Berga, Silvia Casans ^b   Antón, Edith Navarro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Generalized impedance converter; Quasi digital sensor; Resistance to frequency conversion; Sensor conditioning

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; ENERGY STORAGE; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; INTERCALATION; SENSORS; VIBRATORS;

ASTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR; CONDITIONING CIRCUITS; DIGITAL INTERFACES; FREQUENCY OUTPUT; GAS CONCENTRATIONS; GAS SENSOR; GAS SENSORS; GENERALIZED IMPEDANCE CONVERTER; INPUT IMPEDANCES; MICROCONTROLLER DEVICES; OUTPUT FREQUENCIES; PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM ON CHIPS; QUASI-DIGITAL SENSOR; RESISTANCE-TO-FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SENSOR CONDITIONING; VARIABLE CAPACITORS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 51849121915     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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