| Solid State Gas Sensors - Industrial Application | 3 |
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| Aims and Scope | 5 |
| Preface | 7 |
| Stakeholders in Gas Sensing | 7 |
| Development of a New Gas Sensing Technology | 7 |
| Implementation of a New Gas Sensing Application | 8 |
| Better Communication Amongst the Stakeholders Is Needed | 9 |
| Contents | 11 |
| Part I: Requirements on Sensing | 11 |
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| Future Building Gas Sensing Applications | 14 |
| 1 Vision of Sustainable Built Environment | 15 |
| 2 The Role of Sensing Applications in Next Generation Building | 16 |
| 3 Sensing Need for Specific Applications | 20 |
| 3.1 Comfort | 20 |
| 3.2 Health | 20 |
| 3.3 Energy Management Applications | 20 |
| 3.4 Security | 21 |
| 3.5 Life Safety | 21 |
| 4 Building That Knows You and Your Physical Environment | 22 |
| 5 Carbon and Sustainability Footprint | 22 |
| 6 Conclusion | 23 |
| References | 23 |
| Requirements for Gas Sensors in Automotive Air Quality Applications | 24 |
| 1 Introduction | 25 |
| 2 Technical Specification | 26 |
| 2.1 Functional Requirements | 26 |
| 2.2 Sensor Signal Conditioning | 28 |
| 2.2.1 Conditioning of an Analog Output Signal | 28 |
| 2.2.2 Conditioning of a Pulse-Width Modulated Output Signal | 30 |
| 2.2.3 Conditioning of an LIN Output Signal | 31 |
| 3 Automotive Suitability | 33 |
| 3.1 Electrical Requirements | 33 |
| 3.2 EMC Qualification | 35 |
| 3.3 Mechanical, Climatic, and Lifetime Qualification | 36 |
| 3.4 Chemical Qualification | 40 |
| 4 Implementation in the Automotive Air Conditioning System | 40 |
| 4.1 Detection of the Air Quality in the Vehicle Exterior | 40 |
| 4.2 Detection of the Air Quality Inside the Vehicle | 42 |
| 5 Conclusion | 44 |
| References | 44 |
| Automotive Hydrogen Sensors: Current and Future Requirements | 45 |
| 1 Introduction | 45 |
| 2 Hydrogen Sensor Modules in Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell | 46 |
| 2.1 Ambient Hydrogen Concentration Sensor Module (AHS) | 46 |
| 2.2 Exhaust Hydrogen Concentration Sensor Module (EHS) | 46 |
| 3 Future Requirements | 47 |
| Requirements for Fire Detectors | 49 |
| 1 Theory | 50 |
| 2 Applications | 51 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 51 |
| 2.2 Proven Technologies | 52 |
| 2.2.1 Ionization Sensors | 52 |
| 2.2.2 Optical Smoke Sensors | 52 |
| 2.2.3 Heat Sensors | 54 |
| 2.2.4 Interim Results | 54 |
| 2.2.5 Gas Detection | 54 |
| 2.2.6 Electrochemical Cell Based | 55 |
| 2.2.7 Semiconductor Based | 55 |
| 2.3 Perspective to the Future | 56 |
| 3 Standardization | 56 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 56 |
| 3.2 Standardization at ISO-Level | 57 |
| 3.3 Standardization at CEN-Level | 57 |
| 3.4 Other Regulation Bodies | 59 |
| References | 60 |
| Part II: Sensor Principles | 60 |
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