A long term portable gas detecting and monitoring apparatus includes a case having a continuous sidewall including a first end closed by a first end cap, and a second end closed by a second end cap connected sealably and removably to the continuous sidewall. The continuous sidewall is triangular between the closed end and the open having three sides and three corners, two of the three sides being straight and equal in length, one of the three sides being rounded, and each of the three corners being rounded. A long term gas detection and monitoring unit mounted in the case includes gas, and temperature and humidity sensors in communication with an ambient atmosphere outside the case, a data processor operatively connected to the sensors, data storage, an information display viewable through the case, and a calibration unit for calibrating the gas sensor to a predetermined gas concentration measured by the gas sensors.

An air monitoring system for analysing an air sample including: a duct arranged such that the air sample flows therethrough from an inlet to an outlet; a relative humidity sensor arranged to measure a relative humidity of the air sample; a heating module including a first heater arranged to heat the air sample; a temperature sensor arranged to measure a temperature of the air sample; a controller arranged selectively to operate the first heater if the measured relative humidity is above an upper threshold; and an analysis module including at least one chemical analysis transducer providing an output corresponding to a presence or concentration of a predetermined substance in the air sample.

A gas detection device includes: an element portion; a voltage applying unit configured to apply a voltage across a first electrode and a second electrode on surfaces of a solid electrolyte; a current detecting unit configured to detect an output current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a measurement control unit. The measurement control unit acquires a parameter which has a correlation with a degree of change of the output current increasing as a concentration of sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas increases based on the output current, and performs determination of whether the concentration of sulfur oxides in the exhaust gas is equal to or higher than a predetermined value or detection of the concentration of sulfur oxides in the exhaust gas based on the acquired parameter.

A gas sensor element comprising a long plate-like element body and a porous protective layer protecting a surface of the element body, wherein the element body has a gas detection part at an end thereof on one end face side in a longitudinal direction, and the protective layer includes an end face part covering the one end face in laminate, side face parts covering side faces connected to the one end face in laminate, and corner parts where two adjacent ones of the end face part and the side face parts meet. An outer surface of one or more of the end face part and the side face parts has a concave shape that is smoothly continuous with the corner parts and configured such that a layer thickness increases toward the corner parts.

The present disclosure relates to a gas sensor that minimizes the effects of humidity. The present disclosure relates to a gas sensor that minimizes the effects of humidity. Provided, in the present disclosure, is a gas sensor comprising: a substrate; a unit sensing unit disposed on the substrate and including a wiring electrode, a heater electrode, and a gas sensing material; a protective cap having a side wall part formed on the substrate and surrounding the unit sensing unit and a cover part disposed above the unit sensing unit and including at least one hole; and a heater unit disposed between the unit sensing unit and the cover unit, wherein the heater unit generates heat together with the heater electrode so as to lower humidity around the unit sensing unit.

A sensor control apparatus for a gas sensor which detects a particular gas component contained in a gas under measurement. In the case where humidity detection is performed using an electromotive-force-type gas sensor, a sensor control apparatus changes a target voltage of an electromotive force cell to a second target voltage for humidity detection and then to a third target voltage which is lower than a first target voltage which is a target voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component. In the case where humidity detection is performed using a limiting-current-type gas sensor, the sensor control apparatus changes the voltage applied to a pump cell to a second application voltage for humidity detection and then to a third application voltage which is lower than a first application voltage which is an application voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component.

A gas sensor, disposed projecting from a wiring member serving as a mounting target and including a first wire and a second wire, the gas sensor detecting a gas that produces water in a case that the gas is combusted by being supplied with a voltage from the first wire and the second wire and measuring a resistance value using the first wire and the second wire, the gas sensor including a resistor holding a catalyst that facilitates combustion of the gas, a first electrode terminal connected between one end of the resistor and the first wire, and a second electrode terminal connected between another end of the resistor and the second wire, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal are fixed to each other and form a water vapor diffusion cavity.

A sensor control apparatus for a gas sensor which detects a particular gas component contained in a gas under measurement. In the case where humidity detection is performed using an electromotive-force-type gas sensor, a sensor control apparatus changes a target voltage of an electromotive force cell to a second target voltage for humidity detection and then to a third target voltage which is lower than a first target voltage which is a target voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component. In the case where humidity detection is performed using a limiting-current-type gas sensor, the sensor control apparatus changes the voltage applied to a pump cell to a second application voltage for humidity detection and then to a third application voltage which is lower than a first application voltage which is an application voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component.

A carbon dioxide sensor package includes a housing having an opening. A filter membrane is mounted in the opening of the housing. A sensor is disposed within a cavity in the housing, the cavity being disposed beneath the opening, wherein the sensor is configured with first particles functionalizing an outer surface thereof to adsorb a target analyte in a presence of light, wherein the target analyte is carbon dioxide, and further configured to output data associated with a concentration of carbon dioxide sensed by the sensor. The package also includes an application specific integrated circuit disposed within the housing and configured to process data from the sensor and output processed data associated with the concentration of carbon dioxide. A light source is also disposed within the housing and configured to generate the light.

Disclosed is a gas sensor package. The gas sensor package comprises a package substrate, a controller on the package substrate, a plurality of gas sensors on the controller, and a lid on the package substrate and the lid comprising a hole extending between a first surface and a second surface of the lid, the first surface of the lid facing away the package substrate and the second surface of the lid facing toward the package substrate. The gas sensors sense different types of gases.