H2scan Corporation

G Jordan Maclay

Vikas Lakhotia

An Trong Nguyen Le

A method for measuring hydrogen concentration in a gas includes exposing a PdNi alloy thin-film gas sensor to the gas, alternately controlling the temperature of the PdNi alloy thin-film gas sensor between a first temperature for a first period of time and a second temperature for a second period of time while the PdNi alloy thin-film sensor is exposed to the gas, continuously monitoring the resistance of the PdNi alloy thin-film gas sensor during the first and second periods of time, and calculating the hydrogen concentration as a function of a transient in the resistance of the PdNi alloy thin-film sensor measured at a time that the temperature transitions between the first temperature and the second temperature.

Method for measuring gas concentrations based on sensor response times

A method can be performed by adjusting a temperature of a gas sensor to a first temperature value for a first period of time and a second temperature value for a second period of time. The gas sensor signal may be measured during the first period of time to determine a first signal value and during the second period of time to determine a second value. Then, concentration information for at least one gas is calculated according to the first signal value and the second signal value. While the gas sensor signal may include information about a presence of a first gas and a second gas, the concentration information for the at least one gas may not substantially include concentration information for the second gas.

Techniques for calculating gas concentrations in a fluid environment

A temperature of a gas sensor may be adjusted to a first temperature value for a first period of time and a second temperature value for a second period of time. A signal of the gas sensor may be measured during the first period of time to determine a first signal value and during the second period of time to determine a second value. Then, concentration information for at least one gas is calculated according to the first signal value and the second signal value. While the gas sensor signal may include information about a presence of a first gas and a second gas, the concentration information for the at least one gas may not substantially include concentration information for the second gas.

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G Jordan Maclay