Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Tyco Electronics Raychem Gmbh

Kuno Straub

Thomas Tille

Joerg Fischer

Rudi Minuth

Marco Forlenza

Robert Frodl

Jörg Fischer

A radiation source for an optical sensor arrangement has an incandescent lamp being switched by a semiconductor switch. The incandescent lamp emits a broadband light spectrum. The semiconductor switch has a control terminal driven by a control signal to switch a connection of the incandescent lamp to a supply voltage. The semiconductor switch has a first terminal which is connected to the incandescent lamp, and a second terminal which is connected to a reference potential. When the semiconductor switch is in an on state, a current path is formed between the first and second terminals. A capacitor is connected between the control terminal and the first terminal. A first resistor connects the control terminal to the control signal and a second resistor or capacitor connects the control terminal to the reference potential.

Radiation source for a sensor arrangement with making current limitation

The present invention relates to a method for measuring the presence and/or the concentration of an analyte by means of a gas sensor arrangement and to a corresponding gas sensor arrangement. The gas sensor arrangement comprises a radiation-emitting radiation source, a gas measuring chamber, which may be filled with a test gas containing at least one analyte to be measured, and at least one radiation-detecting detector device which generates an output signal as a function of the presence and/or the concentration of the analyte. In order to be able to reduce the harmful effects of condensation water, which condenses in the gas measuring chamber, the gas measuring chamber according to the invention is heated before the measurement process, such that the wall of the gas measuring chamber assumes a temperature which lies above the dew point of the test gas.

Method for reducing condensation water in gas sensor arrangements

A gas sensor arrangement comprises a first half-shell mateable with a second half-shell. The first half-shell has a detector receiving opening and radiation source receiving apertures. A gas measuring chamber is formed between the first half-shell and the second half-shell. The gas measuring chamber extends between the detector receiving opening and the radiation source receiving apertures. Concave mirrors are arranged around the radiation source receiving apertures. The concave mirrors are formed by inner surfaces of the first and second half-shells. Tubes extend from the concave mirrors to the detector receiving opening. The tubes are formed by the inner surfaces of the first and second half-shells. The inner surfaces are coated with a reflective material.

Gas sensor arrangement in an integrated construction

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Freising, Germany

Kuno Straub