An electronic system to heat MOX sensors with synchronized and programmable thermal profiles

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2374-2383

  Depari, Alessandro ^a   Flammini, Alessandra ^a   Marioli, Daniele ^a   Sisinni, Emiliano ^a   Comini, Elisabetta ^a   Ponzoni, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Metal oxide (MOX) sensors; parasitic capacitance estimation; sensor heater management; synchronous measurement; wide range resistances

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION FIELDS; CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAST TRANSIENTS; FOOD CONTROL; HOME AUTOMATION; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; METAL OXIDES; NEW INSTRUMENT; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; READOUT TIME; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SENSOR RESISTANCE; SYNCHRONOUS MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL DYNAMICS; THERMAL PROFILES; WIDE-RANGE RESISTANCES;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION; FOOD SUPPLY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOWIRES;

SENSORS;

EID: 84865258870     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2012.2199192     Document Type: Article

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