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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroo Imamura, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshitaka Saito, Toyohashi, JP;
Keigo Mizutani, Okazaki, JP;
Daisuke Makino, Ichinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7407 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7407 ;
Abstract
An objective gas is successively introduced into first and second chambers which are connected via a narrow passage. A first monitor cell, provided on a surface of the first chamber, generates an electromotive force representing an oxygen concentration in the first chamber. A second monitor cell, provided on a surface of the second chamber, generates an electromotive force representing an oxygen concentration in the second chamber. A voltage applied to a pump cell is controlled based on the electromotive forces obtained from the first and second monitor cells.