Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Patent
1992-08-14
1996-04-16
Paschall, Mark H.
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
21912185, 21912183, 7320425, 7320426, 7320415, B23K 2600
Patent
active
055084915
ABSTRACT:
An improved electronic mass airflow sensor circuit and method for manufacturing that circuit are disclosed. The circuit includes primary and secondary sensor elements having non-zero temperature coefficients of resistance. The circuit further includes a thick film resistor electrically connected to the secondary sensor element to form a combination element such that resistance ratio of the primary sensor element to the combination element remains constant over varying temperatures. The method includes the steps of detecting the resistance of the primary and secondary sensor elements, generating primary and secondary electrical signals corresponding thereto, and placing the thick film resistor in electrical contact with the secondary sensor element to form the combination element. The method also includes the steps of processing the primary and secondary electrical signals to determine operating temperatures for the primary sensor element and an optimum resistance for the thick film resistor such that the resistance ratio of the primary sensor element to the combination element remains constant over varying temperatures. The method further includes the step of sizing the thick film resistor in accordance with the optimum resistance determined.
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Abolins Peter
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Paschall Mark H.
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