Robert Boschgmbh

Bernhard Kamp

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Hans-Harald Stoehr

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Johannes Dehn

Matthias Pfaff-Rollwagen

A method for operating a sensor for detecting particles in a measuring gas. The sensor includes a sensor element including a substrate, and at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode situated on the substrate. The first electrode and the second electrode carry out a current and/or voltage measurement in temporally spaced measuring phases, at least during an interruption of a measuring phase a check being carried out as to whether the interrupted measuring phase is continuable, the interrupted measuring phase being identified as continuable, and the sensor being subsequently switched off, if, after an expected trigger time, a value for a current and/or voltage measurement falls below a threshold value, a regeneration of the sensor element for removing particles from the sensor element being carried out, and the sensor being subsequently switched off, if the value for the current and/or voltage measurement exceeds the threshold value.

Method for operating a sensor for detecting particles in a measuring gas

The invention relates to a method and a device, in particular a control and evaluation unit, for operating at least one exhaust gas sensor for monitoring the functionality of an emission control system in the exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas sensor is operated at least intermittently at high temperatures and has a thermal shock sensitivity inherent to the design, and in which a heating phase can be implemented at least intermittently prior to a regeneration phase or prior to a measuring operation phase, wherein a clearly lower temperature is set in this heating phase in comparison to the regeneration temperature or the measuring operation temperature. According to the invention, the function for dew point recognition and re-release of a dew point end is adaptively implemented and influenced by at least one water detection criterion or at least one flood detection criterion. By this means, an improved dew point detection is achieved after driving through water, as a result of a significant reduction of tolerances and an earlier release of the dew point end for the exhaust gas sensor.

Method and device for operating exhaust gas sensors

A method for diagnosing the function of an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas. The function is evaluated here according to whether during a heating phase an operating temperature of the exhaust gas sensor has been reached for a predefined time period. It is taken into account here whether during the heating phase sufficient heating power has been available to carry out a successful heating phase.

Method and device for diagnosing the function of an exhaust gas sensor

A method for regenerating a particle sensor, which comprises a ceramic base body, in the exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine for driving a motor vehicle, wherein a particle loading of the particle sensor is determined by applying an electrical voltage between at least two electrodes with interdigital arrangement, a temperature of the particle sensor is determined with a temperature sensor mounted to the ceramic base body or from the electrical resistance of a heating element and said particle sensor is regenerated by means of heating with the electrical heating element.

Method and device for regenerating a particle sensor

A method for the self-diagnosis of an exhaust gas probe (). The exhaust gas probe () has at least one heating element (). The method includes a modeled heat output PH is determined for the heating element () by means of a computer program comparing parameters of the gas stream with a measured heat output, and determining, when the parameters of the gas stream exceeds the measured heat output by more than a defined tolerance limit, that one of the exhaust gas probe () is defective, and an exhaust gas section () in which the exhaust gas probe () is installed is faulty.

Method and apparatus for the self-diagnosis of an exhaust gas probe

A method is described for diagnosing an exhaust gas sensor which is situated in the exhaust gas area of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of detecting at least one exhaust gas component, which is heated with the aid of a sensor heater and whose temperature is detected. A device for carrying out the method is also described. The exhaust gas sensor is heated to a diagnosis starting temperature which is higher than the exhaust gas temperature; the heat output of the sensor heater is reduced or the sensor heater is completely turned off at least to the extent that the sensor temperature is able to decrease; the decreasing sensor temperature is detected; a measure for the temperature drop in relation to time is ascertained; this measure is compared with a first temperature gradient threshold value; and an error signal is provided if the temperature drop is too slow and therefore the ascertained measure for the temperature drop in relation to time does not exceed the first temperature gradient threshold value.

Method for diagnosing an exhaust gas sensor and device for carrying out the method

A method for operating a particle sensor (). The particle sensor () has at least two inter-digital electrodes () which engage one in the other and to which a sensor voltage U() is applied in order to determine loading of the particle sensor () with soot particles (). A sensor current I() across the electrodes () is measured and evaluated. In order to remove the loading with soot, a heating element () heats the particle sensor () in a regeneration phase. The method characterized in that the sensor current I() is determined, and a shunt diagnosis of the particle sensor () is carried out in accordance with the measured sensor current I().

Method and device for operating a particle sensor

The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a particle filter used for filtering particles out of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, wherein a collecting particle sensor is disposed downstream of the particle filter in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas and wherein a measurement for the loading of the particle sensor is determined from an output signal of the particle sensor. Provision is thereby made for the temporal integral of a parameter correlating to the particle emissions of the internal combustion engine to be formed during a measurement cycle, for the measurement for the loading of the particle sensor to be associated with the integral at least one measurement point in time during the measurement cycle and for a defective particle filter to be suggested if the measurement for the loading of the particle sensor is higher than a loading threshold value associated with the integral or if the integral is lower than an integral threshold value associated with the measurement for the loading of the particle sensor. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method. The method and the device allow for the diagnosis of the functionality of a particle filter in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine during any operating conditions passed through by the internal combustion engine.

Monitoring of a particle limit value in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine

A procedure for operating a collecting particle sensor, which is provided with measuring phases, during which particles that are contained in an off-gas stream accumulate on a measuring route, and a device for implementing this procedure are submitted. Protection phases are provided, during which at least one measure for diminishing the accumulation of particles on the measuring route is adopted. The measure according to this invention prevents a decrease of the sensitivity of the particle sensor over a long period of time.

Procedure for operating a collecting particle sensor and device for implementing this procedure

A procedure for operating a particle sensor that is arranged downstream after a particle filter, at which an ash contamination can occur, and a device for implementing the procedure, are suggested. A remaining operating time determination determines the remaining operating time of the particle sensor related to an ash contamination. Alternatively or additionally the remaining operating time determination provides a correction signal, with which the sensitivity loss of the particle sensor caused by the ash contamination can be considered.

Procedure for operating a particle sensor that is arranged downstream after a particle filter and device for implementing this procedure

A device for measuring the pressure of a gas mixture composed of gas components has an amperometric sensor that works on the limiting current principle, having two electrodes connected to a direct voltage that are situated on a solid electrolyte, of which one electrode is covered by a diffusion barrier, and a measuring element for measuring the limiting current flowing via electrodes as a measure for the gas pressure. For the purpose of error-free measurement of the gas pressure in a gas mixture in which the concentration of the gas components fluctuates with time, means are provided which fix the mole fraction of a gas component, drawn upon for pressure measurement, that is present upstream of the diffusion barrier at a constant 100%, at least during the pressure measuring phase. In one preferred exemplary embodiment, these means include a storage volume that is adjacent to the diffusion barrier which is separated from the gas mixture by a diffusion path, and two electrodes, situated on the solid electrolyte, for pumping of the gas component into the storage volume.

Device for measuring the pressure in a gas mixture

A sensor element for gas sensors for determining the concentration of particles in gas mixtures, especially soot sensors, having at least one measuring device exposed to the gas to be determined, at least one heating element integrated into the sensor element and at least one temperature measurement element integrated into the sensor element, the heating element being situated within the sensor element spatially between the measuring device and the temperature measurement element.

Sensor element for particle sensors and method for operating same

A method for operating a sensor for recording particles in an exhaust gas flow and a device for carrying out the method are provided, in which at least one measure of the exhaust gas flow is ascertained and in which the measure of the exhaust gas flow is taken into consideration in the valuation of the particle sensor signal made available by the particle sensor. The procedure is based on the knowledge that the exhaust gas flow, for instance, the exhaust gas volume flow, has an influence on the particle sensor signal made available by the particle sensor, especially when the measuring effect is based on the depositing of particles on a sensor surface. Using the procedure, a possibly present cross sensitivity of the particle sensor with respect to different exhaust gas flows is taken into consideration, so that the measuring accuracy is increased.

Method for operating a sensor for recording particles in a gas stream and device for implementing the method

The invention concerns a procedure to determine a mass of particles or a particle mass flow in an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, whereby at least one resistive particle sensor is disposed in the exhaust gas system of the internal combustion engine. The measured signal change of the particle sensor is compared with a predicted signal change of the particle sensor ascertained from an engine model. If the measured signal change of the particle sensor and/or the predicted signal change of the particle sensor are corrected while taking into account the influencing variables on the transverse sensitivities of the particle sensor, it is possible when ascertaining the predicted signal change of the particle sensor that a compensation for the transverse sensibilities can result even during dynamic operating point changes of the internal combustion engine, which occur faster than the actuation of the particle sensor. This is the case because the correction can even be implemented for small predicted signal changes, such as those occurring during a currently transpiring operating point of the internal combustion engine. Because the predicted signal changes are ascertained from a set of characteristic curves of the engine model, these measurement intervals capable of being assigned to very short times and for that reason to individual operating points of the internal combustion engine can be determined with the very small predicted signal changes, which are required for this purpose.

Exhaust gas sensor

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Bernhard Kamp