Solid polymer electrolyte oxygen sensor

Details Solid polymer electrolyte oxygen sensor Solid polymer electrolyte oxygen sensor

2007-08-21

2007-08-21

Noguerola, Alex (Department: 1753)

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

Apparatus

Electrolytic

C204S426000

Reexamination Certificate

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10640125

ABSTRACT:
An oxygen sensor includes a solid polymer electrolyte, e.g., on an acid treated Nafion membrane and uses a diffusion-limited fuel cell type reactions. The sensor avoids electrolyte leakage and avoids consumption of electrodes. In different configurations, a counter or reference electrode can be on the same or the opposite side of the electrolyte as a sensing electrode. An insert limits and controls oxygen diffusion into a sensing chamber containing the sensing electrode that catalyzes reduction of oxygen. Applying appropriate bias voltages to the reference and sensing electrodes causes an output current of the sensing electrode to be proportional to the rate of oxygen consumption based on Frick's law under a diffusion-limited mode. The output current can be measured, e.g., using a resistor to convert the current to a voltage signal.

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