Regulator for element temperature of internal combustion engine exhaust gas sensor, has control unit configured to carry out reaction allocation/regulation for determining duty cycle for stimulating heater

摘要

The exhaust gas sensor (17) has a heater for heating the element and the regulator has a control unit (5) that is configured to carry out a reaction allocation/regulation for determining a duty cycle for stimulating the heater. The control unit is also configured to determine the stimulation duty cycle so that the element temperature converges on a desired temperature. AN Independent claim is also included for the following: (a) a method of controlling/regulating a temperature of an element.