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Controlled-potential bias circuit for electrochemical cells

US4642172A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1985
Grant dateFeb 10, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/4065
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bias circuit (13) for an electrochemical fuel cell (15) serving for example as a carbon monoxide or hydrogen sulfide detector, including an operational amplifier tied to the anode and reference terminals (21,23) of the fuel cell (15), and a zener diode (50) arrangement for maintaining a predetermined voltage drop between the output and negative inputs of the operational amplifier (33).

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