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<p>Current research in the automotive industry sector focuses on the application of platinum thin film sensors for exhaust temperature measurement. The prime intention of this paper is to pioneer the design and development of Platinum/Rhodium (Pt/Rh) sensors for exhaust gas temperature measurement. The developed sensors were able to endure harsh temperature environments (up to 950° C). In addition, the Pt/Rh sensors resistivity response to temperature increase was described by a second order polynomial characteristic equation. This equation can be stored in the electronics incorporated in the engine management system. Therefore, the resistance reading of the Pt/Rh sensor in the exhaust system can be decoded as a temperature measurement.</p>
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Current research in the automotive industry sector focuses on the application of platinum thin film sensors for exhaust temperature measurement. The prime intention of this paper is to pioneer the design and development of Platinum/Rhodium (Pt/Rh) sensors for exhaust gas temperature measurement. The developed sensors were able to endure harsh temperature environments (up to 950° C). In addition, the Pt/Rh sensors resistivity response to temperature increase was described by a second order polynomial characteristic equation. This equation can be stored in the electronics incorporated in the engine management system. Therefore, the resistance reading of the Pt/Rh sensor in the exhaust system can be decoded as a temperature measurement.

Modelling of Temperature Coefficient of Resistance of a Thin Film RTD Towards Exhaust Gas Measurement Applications

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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Current research in the automotive industry sector focuses on the application of platinum thin film sensors for exhaust temperature measurement. The prime...

Modelling of Temperature Coefficient of Resistance of a Thin Film RTD Towards Exhaust Gas Measurement Applications

Published Online: Feb 15, 2020

Page range: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2019-026

Keywords
exhaust gas measurement, RTD, Pt/Rh sensors, temperature coefficient of resistance

© 2019 Anthony Maher et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Modelling of Temperature Coefficient of Resistance of a Thin Film RTD Towards Exhaust Gas Measurement Applications

Published Online: Feb 15, 2020

Page range: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2019-026

Keywordsexhaust gas measurement, RTD, Pt/Rh sensors, temperature coefficient of resistance

© 2019 Anthony Maher et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
exhaust gas measurement, RTD, Pt/Rh sensors, temperature coefficient of resistance