FAST AWAKENING OXYGEN SENSORA vehicle includes at least a first oxygen sensor having a sensing element and a heater. The vehicle also includes an electric energy storage system, an internal combustion engine, and a controller co…DRIVE·Jun 11·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494GM Global Technology Operations LLC
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SENSOREmbodiments of the present invention provide An oxygen sensor () control module () for a vehicle, comprising input means () for receiving one or more signals () indicative of a likelihood of future en…DRIVE·Jun 1·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
CONTROL SYSTEM OF AIR-FUEL RATIO SENSORA control device selectively executes first and second energization control for controlling an energization amount to the heater. The first energization control is executed to keep temperature of a se…DRIVE·Dec 30·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
CONTROL DEVICE FOR EXHAUST SENSORA control device for an exhaust sensor is configured to control the exhaust sensor disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine. The control device for an exhaust sensor includes: a…DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
GAS SENSORA gas sensor includes a sensor element body having a porous layer provided on an outer surface, and a power supply device which supplies power to a heater element that is in the sensor element body. T…DRIVE·Sep 2·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494DENSO CORPORATION
HEATER ENERGIZATION CONTROL DEVICEA gas sensor is provided in an exhaust passage of an engine mounted on a vehicle. The gas sensor includes a sensor element and a heater. The sensor element detects a concentration of a specific compon…DRIVE·Aug 5·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494DENSO CORPORATION
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING HEATER POWER OF AN OXYGEN SENSOR TO REDUCE DEGRADATION FROM WATERMethods and systems are provided for adjusting heater power of an oxygen sensor. In one example, a method for an engine includes adjusting heater power of a heating element of the oxygen sensor when t…DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494Ford Global Technologies, LLC
LAMBDA SENSOR PREHEATING CONTROL METHOD AND LAMBDA SENSOR DRIVING CONTROL DEVICEA desired effective voltage can be ensured with certainty in a preheating control. An operation control part 52 reads a correction value c with respect to a battery voltage Vb at the time of performin…DRIVE·Mar 9·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494BOSCH CORP [JP]
GAS SENSOR CONTROL DEVICEFor an A/F sensor 10 equipped with a sensor element 11, a cover 12 that covers the sensor element , and a heater 13 that raises the temperature of the sensor element 11 and provided to an exhaust syst…DRIVE·Aug 3·2 min readFollowF02D41/1494TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]
Method for operating a probe for determining the gas contentThe method involves heating a sensor to an operating temperature by an impulse-like operating heater, and counting heater switching impulses that exhibit preset characteristic i.e. length. Aging of th…DRIVE·Jun 22·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]
Method for operating a gas sensor and device for carrying out the methodIn a process to operate a heated automotive exhaust gas sensor, the sensor is operated from time to time at a temperature which is below the nominal operating value at which there is thermodynamic equ…DRIVE·Jun 30·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]
Power supply control system for heater used in gas sensorA heater control system is provided for controlling the temperature of a heater used to heat a solid electrolyte-made sensor element of a gas concentration sensor up to a given temperature at which th…DRIVE·Dec 4·1 min readFollowF02D41/1494DENSO CORP [JP]
