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ReCal – an Innovative Mathematical Procedure to Determine the Date of Timely Recalibration for Sensor Systems with Metal Oxide Gas Sensors

Authors:
Rolf Seifert
Hubert Keller

Keywords: sensor system; metal oxide gas sensors; threshold apllications; timely recalibration; date of recalibration; simulation calculations

Abstract:
Sensor systems with Metal Oxide Gas (MOG) sensors with tin oxide as base material are well established as gas sensing devices for threshold applications like the monitoring of hazardous materials and dangerous situations. However, MOGs have one inherent disadvantage; they are subject to unavoidable aging processes. Therefore, the sensor systems have to be recalibrated regularly. This paper presents an innovative mathematical procedure called ReCal, which is able to determine the proper time for recalibration of the sensor system. The method of ReCal is demonstrated by simulation calculations and it is shown how to determine the parameters in real applications.

Pages: 181 to 184

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: September 16, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3514

ISBN: 978-1-61208-660-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from September 16, 2018 to September 20, 2018