WO1998017994A1 - Capteur de type a chauffe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heating type sensor such as an oxygen gas sensor and a NOx gas sensor.
- Oxygen sensor ⁇ In the heating type sensor that heats the sensing part such as N 0 X sensor with a heater, the characteristic of the sensing part is also affected by the temperature fluctuation of the heating heater itself or the temperature change of the heater due to the temperature change of the environment. Will change.
- a conventional heater temperature control method for maintaining the heater temperature at a predetermined value of, for example, 300 to 400 degrees C is described in JP-A-610114785.
- a temperature measuring element is arranged near the space of the heating type sensor to measure the environmental temperature, and the power supply to the heater is controlled based on the measurement result to keep the temperature of the sensing unit constant. Holding.
- This method requires a temperature sensor to measure the ambient temperature, and also complicates the structure of the heating type sensor itself and the mechanism of the heating control circuit, leading to an increase in cost.
- the temperature of the sensing unit cannot be accurately transmitted in the state of gas flowing through the space, and high accuracy cannot be expected.Therefore, a phase delay occurs in the control system due to the temperature propagation speed. The temperature may converge to a value different from the target value or may diverge, causing loss of control.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a previously known bridge-type heating control circuit.
- the circuit includes a bridge circuit 18 having, for example, a platinum thin film heater 10 on one side and resistors 12, 14, and 16 on the remaining three sides, respectively, and an emitter follower for supplying a voltage to the bridge circuit 18.
- Inverting input terminal is connected to series connection point 13 of resistor 12 and heater 10 and non-inverting input terminal is connected to series connection point 17 of resistors 14 and 16.
- an amplifier 24 connected to the base of the emitter follower 20 via the resistor 22.
- the resistance value of the platinum thin film heater 10 changes with temperature as shown in the temperature T-resistance R characteristic diagram of FIG. Further, assuming that the potential of the series connection point 13 is e 1 and the potential of the series connection point 17 is e 2, the potential el is equal to the potential e 2, that is, the resistance of the resistor 12 to the resistance
- the amplifier 24 and the transistor 20 connected in an emitter follower are operated so that the temperature of the heater 10 is maintained at a predetermined value so that the resistance value ratio becomes equal to that of the resistor 14 to the resistor 16.
- the output voltage of the amplifier 24 and the emitter follower 20 increases due to el ⁇ e2, and the heater 10 is further heated.
- the output voltages of the amplifier 24 and the emitter follower 20 decrease due to el> e2, and the power supply to the heater 10 is reduced.
- the bridge-type heating control circuit in Fig. 1 has the following problems.
- the value of the resistor 12 may be made sufficiently larger than the value of the heater 10.
- the calorific value of the resistor 12 is larger than that of the heater 10, which increases energy loss and increases the temperature of the resistor 12 excessively, which is dangerous.
- the heat value of the resistor 12 is equal to the heat value of the heater 10. Therefore, there is a limit in increasing the variation of el, and the amount of heat generated by the resistor 12 must be allowed to some extent.
- the resistances 14 and 16 are comparative resistances, and can generate extremely small amounts of heat.
- a first object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable heating type sensor that uses a main heater and an auxiliary heater to maintain a constant heater temperature even when the ambient temperature changes, and to minimize heat generation. It is to provide. Needless to say, an insulating substrate provided between the sensing unit and the main heater and the auxiliary heater has good thermal conductivity and does not fluctuate in value.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable heating system in which the leakage current of the main heater does not affect the auxiliary heater even if the electrical insulation of the insulating substrate deteriorates, and the main heater can maintain the set temperature.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a heating and heating control circuit for a mold sensor.
- the main heater and the auxiliary heater are arranged near the sensing unit to heat the sensing unit to a predetermined temperature.
- the resistance to the current to the main heater is set so that the current to the auxiliary heater is, for example, 10 times as large as the current to the auxiliary heater.
- a guard heater is disposed adjacent to the auxiliary heater side. Therefore, a main heater and an auxiliary heater arranged on the same surface of the insulating substrate, and a guard heater arranged particularly adjacent to the auxiliary heater side are provided therebetween.
- auxiliary heaters or guard heaters The resistance of these auxiliary heaters or guard heaters is set higher than that of main heaters, but the material is exactly the same as that of main heaters. Therefore, these masks are usually formed by depositing a predetermined metal for the same deposition time with a different mask pattern. Alternatively, the deposition time in the area where the main heater and the heater is formed is longer than that in the area where the auxiliary or guard heater is formed, and the thickness of the main heater and the heater is larger than that in the auxiliary or guard heater. Good.
- the heating control circuit includes the auxiliary circuit as one side of a bridge circuit, connects the bridge circuit and the main circuit in parallel, and, based on an output of the bridge circuit, the bridge circuit and the main circuit. Power.
- the sensing unit includes an insulating substrate in which the main heater and the auxiliary heater are arranged close to each other, and the bridge circuit has the auxiliary heater on one side and the first resistance, the second resistance and the second resistance on the remaining three sides. Including 3 resistors.
- the heating control circuit includes a voltage follower that supplies a voltage to the main heater, an inverting input terminal connected to a series connection point of the first resistor and the auxiliary heater, and a series connection of the second resistor and the third resistor. A point connected to a non-inverting input terminal and an output terminal connected to a control input terminal of the voltage follower.
- the insulating substrate has thermal conductivity, and a main surface aligned with the sensing portion and an area of the sensing portion is fixed on one surface and the other surface of the insulating substrate around the main heater on the other surface. Is provided with the auxiliary heater.
- This insulating substrate may be a substantially rectangular or elliptical printed wiring on a ceramic substrate such as aluminum nitride or silicon carbide used as a support plate for the sensing part, which has a thermal conductivity close to that of metal, a silicon dioxide layer, or a heat insulating support. It is a deposition film or a coating film formed on a linear or meandering heater having a sectional shape.
- the auxiliary heater becomes one side of the bridge circuit, and is mainly responsible for temperature sensing.
- the main heater is connected in parallel with the bridge circuit and heats the sensor so that the bridge circuit is balanced.
- the amount of heat generated by the auxiliary heater is much smaller than that of the main heater, so the heat generated by the resistor corresponding to the first resistor in Fig. 1 can be reduced, allowing accurate and quick temperature control. .
- the heating control circuit includes: a main heater connected in parallel to a bridge circuit including an auxiliary heater; an amplifier for controlling a supply voltage to the bridge circuit and the main heater based on an output of the bridge circuit; A second amplifier for controlling the voltage of the guard heater to be equal to the voltage applied to the auxiliary heater based on the outputs of the second bridge circuit including the first heater and the guard heater.
- the amplifier has an inverting input terminal connected to a first connection point between the first resistor and the auxiliary heater, a non-inverting input terminal connected to a second connection point between the second resistor and the third resistor, and an output terminal.
- the second amplifier has a non-inverting input terminal connected to the second connection point, an inverting input terminal connected to the guard heater, and an output terminal connected to supply current to the guard heater.
- a transistor is connected between the guard heater and a feeding point of the bridge circuit, and an output terminal of the second amplifier is connected to a base or a gate of the transistor. Therefore, the second bridge circuit includes a transistor connected between the guard heater and the feeding point of the bridge circuit, and the transistor is controlled by the second amplifier to which the guard heater voltage is also applied. The base or gate is controlled.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a conventional bridge-type heating control circuit.
- Figure 2 shows the temperature (T) -resistance (R) characteristics of a platinum thin film heater.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the gas sensor according to the present invention, in which a sensing unit is arranged on an invisible front side, and a main heater and an auxiliary heater are arranged on a visible back side.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a heating control circuit according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of a heater for a heating-type sensor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a first embodiment of the heating control circuit according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a second embodiment of the heating control circuit according to the present invention.
- the heating-type sensor of the present invention is obtained by adding an auxiliary heater to the sensor shown in FIG. 2 of Japanese Patent Application No. 7-322839.
- a gas sensor is sandwiched between two porous electrode substrates, with one electrode substrate in contact with the gas to be tested and the other electrode substrate in contact with the atmosphere.
- a main layer of platinum thin film or wire is laid, and an auxiliary heater of platinum thin film or wire is also laid at regular intervals in the main layer.
- a heat-resistant, preferably heat-conductive insulating film is applied thereon, and an electrode is further formed thereon.
- the two porous substrates thus formed are paired with the electrodes inside.
- the main heater and the auxiliary heater are heated to, for example, 410 ° C., and maintain the entire gas sensor at 400 ° C.
- a gas sensing part (not shown) heated to a high temperature is formed on the front side of the heat conductive insulating substrate 2 and two electrodes are provided at both ends. (Not shown) are formed.
- a platinum thin film main heater 30 is fixed in alignment with the sensing area so that the heating area is slightly wider than the sensing area of the gas sensing section.
- a platinum thin film auxiliary heater 32 having a target resistance value of 410 ° C. is disposed around the heater.
- the inclined area in FIG. 3 indicates the heating area.
- the main heater 30 and the auxiliary heater 32 are preferably made of the same material or a metal having the same temperature coefficient, that is, a nichrome alloy, platinum, or a platinum alloy.
- the temperature change of the main heater 30 is the same as that of the auxiliary heater 32, and the resistance change is also the same as that of the auxiliary heater 32.
- the main heater and the auxiliary heater may be arranged in a meandering or concentric platinum thin film or platinum wire.
- this auxiliary heater is set higher than that of the main heater, but the material is exactly the same as that of the main heater.
- these heaters are usually formed by depositing a predetermined metal or alloy for the same deposition time, even if the mask pattern is different.
- the deposition time in the area where the main heater is formed is longer than that in the area where the auxiliary or guard heater is formed, and the thickness of the main heater is made larger than that of the auxiliary or guard heater. Is also good.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing one embodiment of the heating control circuit of the heating type sensor according to the present invention.
- components similar to those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the difference between the heating control circuit of the present invention and the conventional heating control circuit shown in FIG. 1 is that the main heater 30 is connected in parallel to the bridge circuit 18 and the conventional heating circuit in the bridge circuit 18 is connected. This is the point that the auxiliary heater 32 of the present invention is connected to the continuation position, and the voltage that is not divided is directly supplied to the main heater 30.
- the collector is connected to the positive power supply voltage + Vc line, and the emitter is connected to the bridge circuit 18 and the main heater 30.
- This main heater 30 is grounded.
- the first resistor 12 is connected between the emitter of the transistor 20 and the series connection point 13
- the auxiliary heater 32 is connected between the series connection point 13 and the ground.
- a second resistor 14 is connected between the emitter of the transistor 20 and the series connection point 17, and a third resistor 16 is connected between the series connection point 17 and the ground via a variable resistor 34.
- These series connection points 13 and 17 are respectively connected to the inverting and non-inverting input terminals of an operational amplifier 24 having a FET or bipolar transistor input with negligible input current.
- the output of the amplifier 24 is connected to the base of the transistor 20 via the protection resistor 22.
- a pull-up resistor 36 that supplies an initial voltage to the bridge circuit 18 when the emitter follower 20 is turned off is connected between the collector and the emitter of the transistor 20.
- the output of the amplifier 24, that is, the emitter voltage of the transistor 20 increases due to el ⁇ e2. This increases the power supply to the main heater. It is also slightly heated by the auxiliary heater.
- the amplifier 24 The power of the main heater and the auxiliary heater is reduced.
- the variable resistor 34 is a potentiometer or a variable resistor for adjusting the heater temperature to a desired value.
- the target temperature of the main and auxiliary heaters is the resistance ratio of the first resistor 12 to the auxiliary heater resistance ratio of the second resistance 14 to (the third resistance 16 + the variable resistance 34). Is set to be equal to
- the target power supply voltage is also supplied to the main heater 30, and at the same time, the main heater 30 also reaches 400 ° C.
- the temperature change of the main heater 30 is also transmitted to the auxiliary heater 32, and the supply voltage is increased or decreased so that the temperature change is returned to the target temperature.
- the target temperature may be controlled to be heated to 410 ° C. in consideration of, for example, a loss due to thermal resistance of a substrate or a film interposed between the gas sensing unit.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the heating type sensor according to the present invention in which the above-mentioned problem is solved.
- components similar to those shown in FIG. 3 are given the same reference numerals.
- a gas sensing portion (not shown) that is heated to a high temperature is formed on the front side of the thermally conductive zirconia substrate 2, and two electrodes (not shown) are formed at both ends.
- a platinum thin film main heater 30 is disposed around the back surface of the substrate 2 so as to be aligned with the sensing area, and a platinum thin film guard heater 40 is disposed inside the main heater 30.
- An auxiliary heater 32 made of a platinum thin film is arranged in the housing. Therefore, between the main heater 30 and the auxiliary heater 32 on the zirconium substrate 2, the guard heater 40 is arranged adjacent to the auxiliary heater 32 side. If the potential of each part of the auxiliary heater 32 is made equal to the potential of a part adjacent to the guard heater 40, the influence of the leakage current does not reach the auxiliary heater 32.
- auxiliary heaters or guard heaters are set higher than that of the main heater, but the material is exactly the same as that of the main heater. So this These masks usually have different mask patterns and are formed by depositing a predetermined metal for the same deposition time. Alternatively, the deposition time of the area where the main heater is formed is longer than that of the area where the auxiliary or guard heater is formed, and the thickness of the main heater is made larger than that of the auxiliary or guard heater. Good.
- FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the heating control circuit used in the heating type sensor according to the present invention.
- components similar to those shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the first transistor 20 having an emitter follower connection has a collector connected to the positive power supply voltage + Vc line and an emitter. The evening is grounded via the bridge circuit 18 and the main heater 30 connected in parallel.
- the internal resistance of the bridge circuit 18 is considerably higher than the resistance of the main heater 30, most of the current is supplied to the main heater 30.
- the first resistor 12 is connected in series with the auxiliary resistor 32 at the connection point 13
- the second resistor 14 is connected to the third resistor 16 and the variable resistor 3 via the connection point 17. Connected in series with 4.
- connection points 13 and 17 are connected to the inverting and non-inverting input terminals of the first operational amplifier 24, respectively.
- the output terminal of the amplifier 24 is connected to the base of the first transistor 20 via the protection resistor 22.
- a pull-up resistor 36 that supplies an initial voltage to the bridge circuit 18 at the time of startup is connected between the collector and the emitter of the first transistor 20.
- the first resistor 12 and the auxiliary heater 32 form a second bridge circuit 44 in cooperation with the guard heater 40 and the second transistor 42.
- the collector of the second transistor 42 is connected to the power supply point 46 of the main transistor 30, and the emitter is connected to the auxiliary heater 40 through the resistor 48.
- connection point 50 between the resistor 48 and the auxiliary heater 40 is connected to an inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier 52.
- the second operational amplifier 52 has a non-inverting input terminal connected to the connection point 13 and an output terminal connected to the base of the second transistor 42 through the resistor 54.
- FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the heating control circuit of the heating type sensor according to the present invention.
- components similar to those shown in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the second transistor 42 connected to the emitter follower can be omitted. Therefore, the output terminal of the second amplifier 52 is connected to the inverting input terminal to form the second bridge circuit 44.
- the basic operation of the second embodiment of the heating control circuit according to the present invention is as follows.
- an unbalanced output voltage is not generated in the bridge circuit 18.
- a 1-volt starting voltage is supplied to the bridge circuit 18 via the resistor 36. Since the current to the main heater 30 is supplied mainly from the emitter follower 20 in a steady state, a considerably high resistance value is used for the starting resistor 36, and the power consumption thereof can be almost ignored.
- the resistance values of the main heater 30 and the auxiliary heater 32 are each low when the power is not supplied, and gradually increase when the power is supplied, and reach the target resistance value, for example, at 400 ° C. Therefore, the amplifier 24 and the emitter follower 20 increase the supply voltage by the unbalanced output voltage of the bridge circuit 18 caused by the increase in the resistance value of the auxiliary heater 32, and reach the balanced supply voltage. Let it. That is, the amplifier 24 controls the first transistor 20 so that the potentials e 1 and e 2 of the connection points 13 and 17 are equal, and maintains the temperature of the auxiliary heater 32 at a predetermined value. I do.
- the output of the amplifier 24 increases due to el ⁇ e2. Therefore, the supply voltage to the main heater 30, the auxiliary heater 32, and the guard heater 40 via the first transistor 20 is increased.
- the output of the amplifier 24 decreases at el> e2. Therefore, the supply voltage to the main heater 30, the auxiliary heater 32 and the guard heater 40 decreases.
- the variable resistor 34 is a potentiometer or a variable resistor for adjusting the temperature of the auxiliary heater 32 to a desired value.
- the operation of the guard heater will be described.
- the potential at the connection point 13 with the auxiliary e1 is e3
- the output voltage of the second amplifier 52 and the emitter voltage of the second transistor 42 are equal.
- the potential e 3 of the guard heater 40 rises.
- the resistor 36 is a pull-up resistor for preventing all of e1, e2, and e3 from reaching zero potential when the first transistor 20 is turned off.
- the target temperature of the main and auxiliary heaters is the ratio of the first resistor 12 to the auxiliary heater resistance value of the second resistor 14 to 14 (third resistor 16 + variable resistor 34). It is set to be equal to the resistance value ratio.
- the guard heater 40 functions so as not to act on the auxiliary heater 32 even if a leakage current is generated due to deterioration of the insulation of the heater substrate.
- the target supply voltage is also supplied to the main heater 30 and at the same time, the main heater 30 also reaches 400 ° C.
- the temperature change of the main heater 30 is also transmitted to the auxiliary heater 32 and the guard heater 40, and the supply voltage is increased or decreased so as to restore the temperature change to the target temperature.
- the target temperature may be controlled to be heated to 410 ° C. in consideration of, for example, a loss due to thermal resistance of a substrate or a film inserted between the gas sensing unit.
- This insulating substrate may be a substantially rectangular or elliptical printed wiring on a ceramic substrate such as aluminum nitride or silicon carbide used as a support plate for the sensing part, which has a thermal conductivity close to that of metal, a silicon dioxide layer, or a heat insulating support. It is a deposition film or a coating film formed on a linear or meandering surface having a cross-sectional shape.
- the transistor may be an M ⁇ SFET in addition to the bipolar type.
- the heating control circuit of the heating type sensor according to the present invention can set the resistance values of the first resistor and the auxiliary heater higher than those of the conventional bridge type heating control circuit, and set the ratio to a predetermined value.
- the maximum sensitivity can be obtained at the set temperature, which can be set almost to 1: 1, and the amount of heat generated can be extremely reduced. Therefore, the change in the output voltage (change in el) due to the change in the temperature of the auxiliary heater, that is, the change in the resistance value as a result of the main heater can be increased, and more accurate temperature control can be performed.
- the heating control circuit is safe because energy loss is reduced and internal temperature rise is suppressed. Further, since the fluctuation of the resistance value of the first resistance serving as the reference resistance is extremely small, an accurate temperature control function is obtained, and the convergence time to a predetermined temperature is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the temperature of the sensor under the heat generation of the heat source or the fluctuation of the ambient temperature constant at a high temperature of, for example, 400 ° C., thereby improving the reliability, and simplifying the structure at a low cost. In addition, unlike a convective heat transfer of gas, a substrate or a film provided between the sensing unit and the heater has a constant thermal conductivity that propagates through a solid, close to a metal. Therefore, a change in the temperature of the gas sensing unit or the heater due to a change in heat generation of the gas sensing unit or the heater itself or a change in the ambient temperature is compensated, and the sensitivity characteristics of the gas sensing unit are stabilized.
- a part of the auxiliary heater side of the bridge circuit and the guard heater constitute a second bridge circuit, and the guard heater voltage (e 3) is applied to the auxiliary heater 32. Since the second amplifier is provided so as to be equal to the applied voltage (el), even if the electrical insulation of the heater substrate such as zirconia is degraded, the first amplifier as in the first embodiment of the heating type sensor is used. The temperature does not fluctuate.
- the auxiliary heater is mainly responsible for temperature sensing.
- the main heater is connected in parallel with the bridge circuit and heats the sensor so that the bridge circuit is balanced. Since the guard heater absorbs the leakage current caused by the main heater, accurate and quick temperature control is possible.
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