System, apparatus, and method for measuring an oxygen concentration of a gas

摘要

An apparatus, system and method maximizes efficiency and accuracy of measuring an oxygen concentration of a measured gas by varying a flow of oxygen ions within a measuring cell ( 202 ) in accordance with an output signal of an oxygen sensor cell ( 206 ). The pump current ( 208 ) through a pump cell ( 204 ) is switched between a constant positive current and a constant negative current when upper and lower thresholds of the output signal are reached. The pulse width ratio of the square wave produced by the varying current is compared to a pulse width ratio function derived from a calibration procedure to determine the oxygen concentration of the measured gas.