Gas analyzer circuit


Posted on Jul 13, 2012

The circuit shows a simple yes/no gas detector. Three 1.5-V D cells are used as a power supply, with SI acting as an on/off switch. The heater is energized directly from the battery, while the electrodes are in series with a 10 k resistor. The voltage across this resistor is monitored by a pnp transistor. When the sensor is in clean air, the resistance between the electrodes is about 40 k, so that only about 0.9 V is dropped across the 10 k resistor. This is insufficient to turn on the transistor, because of the extra 1.6 V required to forward bias the light emitting diode (LED) in series with the emitter.


Gas analyzer circuit
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When the sensor comes in contact with contaminated air, the resistance starts to fall, increasing the voltage dropped across the 10 k resistor. When the sensor resistance falls to about 10 k or less, the transistor starts to turn on, current passes through the LED, causing it to emit. The 180 ohm resistor limits the current through the LED to a safe value.




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