Determining the temperature of an exhaust gas sensor by...

Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – Combined with diverse art device

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C374S001000, C374S045000, C702S130000, C702S099000, C123S672000

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06939037

ABSTRACT:
For achieving a highest possible measuring accuracy of a circuit for measuring the internal resistance of an exhaust-gas sensor, a method and a circuit for measuring the internal resistance R1(10) of an electrochemical cell (12) are provided for determining the temperature of an exhaust-gas sensor, especially of a motor vehicle. The circuit is provided with the objective to improve the control to a constant temperature to therefore also improve the performance of the exhaust-gas sensor. A measurement current I_Mess (20) is applied to the internal resistance R1(10) of the electrochemical cell (12) and a resulting first voltage is detected. A switchover to a reference resistor R2takes place from time to time or at regular time intervals. With a switchover to the reference resistor R2, the resulting second voltage is stored and thereafter is applied as a reference value for the measurement of the internal resistance R1(10). The switchover (18) to the reference resistor R2takes place, for example, via force/sense lines.

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