Industry of Instrumentation Gas Sensor Solutions

Nowadays, sensors have been widely used in various fields of production, life and scientific research, spreading over environmental protection, transportation, family life, cosmic development and many other aspects. Sensors change non-electrical physical quantities (such as speed, displacement, pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, sound intensity, illumination, etc.) into electrical quantities (such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, etc.) which is more easy to measure, transmit, process, the sensor is usually defined as "corresponding to the specific physical quantities to be measured to provide an effective electrical signal output devices ".

With the arrival of the intelligent era, sensors have become more irreplaceable. Miniaturized, digitized, and intelligent sensors are rapidly gaining popularity and changing the way we live. Many advanced sensor devices have been appeared in the instrumentation market, refreshing the market application system.

1, Gas Sensor and the environment

Environmental testing is closer to daily lives of people, this is also the main application area for Gas Sensors, such as some toxic and harmful gases (Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Formaldehyde, PM2.5 and other gases) in the air  will seriously threaten health of people, which need corresponding Gas Sensors to monitor environmental air quality.

2, Gas Sensor applications in industry

In the industrial field, gas sensors are mainly used in the petrochemical industry for the detection of various toxic and harmful gases. With the development of the petrochemical industry, types and applications of flammable, explosive and toxic gases have been increased. Once leakage happen for these gases during the process of production, transportation and use, it will cause poisoning, fire or even explosion, seriously endangering lives of people and property safety.

3, Gas sensor applications in civilian field

Gas sensor applications in the civilian field is mainly reflected in: 

Kitchen, detect the leakage of Natural gas, CNG, LPG, coal gas and other civilian gases, to protect safety of families; automatically control the microwave oven to cook food through the detection of cooking gas.

Housing, buildings, conference rooms and public entertainment with Carbon Monoxide sensors, smoke sensors, ozone sensing, etc., control air purifiers or electric fan automatic operation; gas sensors can also be used to detect the first signs of fire and give alarm in some high buildings.

4, Gas sensors and Home Appliances

Sensors are widelty used in home appliances. The main contents of home automation include: security monitoring and alarm, air conditioning and lighting control, energy consumption control, automatic tracking of sunlight, automation of housework and personal health management. The realization of home automation can enable people a more convenient life.

5, Sensors in medical industry

When we go to the hospital for checkups, our body's checkup data is tested by a large number of measuring instruments. And many of these measuring instruments are worked by a variety of medical sensors, which can convert various biological information of the human body into easily processed electrical signals, and have been playing an important role in the development and realization of medical instruments.

6, Sensors and automobile

Automotive sensors are the input device of automotive computer system, which converts the information of various working conditions in automobile operation, such as vehicle speed, temperature of various media, engine operating conditions, etc., into electrical signals to the computer so that the engine is in the best working condition. With the development of automobile electric technology and automobile safety technology, the application of sensors in the field of automobile will be more extensive.

7, Application of sensors on robots

At present, robots have been gradually used to replace human work in places with high labor intensity or dangerous operations. Some high-speed, high-precision work by the robot is also very appropriate. Sensors are essential tools for robots to obtain information, thus there is a greater demand and higher requirements for robot sensors.

As important detection method, gas sensors have developed greatly in recent years. The development of gas sensors has led to more applications.