发明名称 |
CIRCUIT FOR CONVERTING A TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT INPUT SIGNAL TO A TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT OUTPUT SIGNAL |
摘要 |
A bridge circuit for combination with a variable resistance sensor whose resistance may vary as a function of a sensed variable and also as a function of a parasitic variable such as, for example, temperature. The bridge circuit includes at least one variable resistance which varies as a function of the parasitic parameter and is relatively insensitive to the sensed parameter. The bridge circuit comprises a first leg incorporating the sensor resistor having a tap junction whose voltage varies as a function of the sensed parameter and of the parasitic parameter, a second leg including the parasitic parameter responsive resistance and having a voltage tap whose voltage varies only as a function of the parasitic parameter and a third leg interconnecting the first and second leg voltage taps and having a signal tap whose voltage varies only as a function of the sensed parameter. In a preferred embodiment, a resistance type exhaust gas sensor whose resistance varies as a function of the partial pressure of oxygen in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and also as a function of the temperature of the environment of the exhaust system is compensated by the circuit of the present invention to remove temperature dependency effects.
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申请公布号 |
US3868846(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1975.03.04 |
申请号 |
US19730375993 |
申请日期 |
1973.07.02 |
申请人 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
发明人 |
KUSHIDA, TOSHIMOTO;LOGOTHETIS, ELEFTHERIOS M. |
分类号 |
F02D41/34;F02D41/14;G01K7/00;G01N27/12;G01R17/00;G01R17/18;G08C19/04;(IPC1-7):G01N27/12;G01N33/22 |
主分类号 |
F02D41/34 |
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