Abstract: Oxygen concentration measurement is carried out over a broad range by an instrument utilizing a zinc-air cell having a lower-than-nominal potential difference imposed across its electrodes by a shunt branch incorporating the source-drain circuit of a field effect transistor (FET). A feedback circuit is used to improve linearity of the output and cell life without sacrificing the broad dynamic range achieved by the use of the FET shunt branch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 6, 2004
Assignee:
Doxs Technology Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Matthew S. Fitzgerald, Edward C. Berdich, Peter M. Draper