Sensor device and method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of gas phase substances
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-025/20
G01K-017/02
출원번호
US-0935928
(2007-11-06)
등록번호
US-8201992
(2012-06-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Horovitz, Michael L.
Anderson, Karl F.
출원인 / 주소
Sensor Tech, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC
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초록▼
New sensors and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of multiple gaseous substances simultaneously with both high selectivity and high sensitivity are provided. The new sensors rely on a characteristic difference in energy between the interaction of a particular substance with a catalys
New sensors and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of multiple gaseous substances simultaneously with both high selectivity and high sensitivity are provided. The new sensors rely on a characteristic difference in energy between the interaction of a particular substance with a catalyst coated heat transfer device (HTD) and a non-catalyst coated (or one coated with a different catalyst) reference HTD. Molecular detection is achieved by an exothermic or endothermic chemical or physical reaction between the catalytic surface of the sensor and the molecule, tending to induce a temperature change of the sensor. Both high temperature and non-destructive low temperature detection are possible. The magnitude and rate of endothermic or exothermic heat transfer from a specific molecule-catalyst interaction is related to molecular concentration.
대표청구항▼
1. A sensor for detecting gas phase substances, comprising: a sensing element in contact with the gas phase substances, comprising: a first resistance temperature detector which functions as a temperature detector and a variable resistance heater, anda first catalyst in thermal contact with the firs
1. A sensor for detecting gas phase substances, comprising: a sensing element in contact with the gas phase substances, comprising: a first resistance temperature detector which functions as a temperature detector and a variable resistance heater, anda first catalyst in thermal contact with the first resistance temperature detector, wherein the first catalyst interacts with the gas phase substances;a reference element in contact with the gas phase substances, comprising: a second resistance temperature detector which functions as a temperature detector and a variable resistance heater, anda second catalyst in thermal contact with the second resistance temperature detector, wherein the second catalyst interacts with the gas phase substances;a thermal barrier separating the sensing element from the reference element; anda heat flow monitor connected to both the sensing and reference elements for measuring any change in heat flow for the sensing element relative to the reference element by monitoring the change in electric power needed to maintain the first resistance temperature detector at a desired temperature relative to the second resistance temperature detector. 2. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the interaction between the first and second catalyst and the gas phase substances comprises one of endothermic and exothermic heat flow from the first and second catalyst to the first resistance temperature detector. 3. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the first catalyst comprises a first catalyst face of a catalyst crystal and the second catalyst comprises a second catalyst face of the catalyst crystal. 4. The sensor of claim 3, wherein the catalyst crystal is an oxide catalyst. 5. The sensor of claim 4, wherein the oxide catalyst is selected from a metal oxide, boride, carbide, silicide, nitride, phosphide, arsenide, sulfide, selenide, telluride, fluoride, chloride, bromide, or iodide; a non-metal oxide, boride, carbide, suicide, nitride, phosphide, arsenide, sulfide, selenide, telluride, fluoride, chloride, bromide, or iodide; a metal; an alloy, a substance in which more than one metal or more than one nonmetal are combined with an element; a substance in which a metal or a non-metal are combined with more than one other element; or a combination thereof. 6. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the heat flow monitor comprises an Anderson Loop measurement circuit topology. 7. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the heat flow monitor comprises a Wheatstone bridge measurement circuit topology. 8. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the heat flow monitor comprises a Kelvin circuit topology. 9. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the first and second temperature detectors comprise a material selected from nickel, platinum, or tungsten.
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