Carbon Dioxide CO2 Sensor

Excellent performance CO2 Sensor, for use in a wide range of applications, including air quality
monitoring, smoke alarms, mine and tunnel warning systems, greenhouses, etc. The sensor is
easy to use and can be easily incorporated in a small portable unit.

CO2SENSOR
Features

Application
Air Quality Control
Ferment Process Control
Room Temperature CO2 concentration Detection
Features
Good sensitivity and selectivity to CO2
Low humidity and temperature dependency
Long stability and reproducibility
High Sensitivity
Detection Range: 0 - 10,000 ppm CO2
Response Time: <60s
Heater Voltage: 6.0V
Dimensions: 16mm Diameter, 15mm High excluding pins, Pins - 6mm High
Structure and Testing Circuit
Sensor Structure and Testing Circuit as Figure, It composed by solid electrolyte
layer（1），Gold electrodes（2），Platinum Lead （3），Heater （ 4 ）， Porcelain Tube
（ 5 ）， 100m
double-layer steeless net（6），Nickel and copper plated ring（7），Bakelite (8)，Nickel
and copper
plated pin（9）。

Figure.1A

Working Principle
Sensor adopt solid electrolyte cell Princip le，It is composed by the following solid cells：
Air，Au|NASICON|| carbonate|Au, air，CO2
When the sensor exposed to CO2，the following electrodes reaction occurs：
Cathodic reaction：2Li + + CO2 + 1/2O2 + 2e - = Li2CO3
Anodic reaction：2Na+ + 1/2O2 + 2e- = Na2O
Overall chemical reaction：Li2CO3 + 2Na + = Na2O + 2Li + + CO2
The Electromotive force（EMF） result from the above electrode reaction, accord with
according to Nernst’s equation:：
EMF = Ec - (R x T) / (2F) ln (P(CO2))
P(CO2)—CO2--- partial Pressure Ec—Constant Volume R—Gas Constant volume
T— Absolute Temperature （K）F—Faraday constant
From Figure 1B， Sensor Heating voltage supplied from other circuit , When its surface
temperature is high enough ,the sensor equals to a cell, its two sides would output voltage signal
,and its result accord with Nernst’s equation。 In sensor testing, the impedance of amplifier
should be within 100—1000GΩ，Its testing current should be control below1pA.

A carbon dioxide sensor or CO2 sensor is an instrument for the measurement of carbon
dioxide gas. The most common principles for CO2 sensors are infrared gas sensors (NDIR) and
chemical gas sensors. Measuring carbon dioxide is important in monitoring Indoor air quality
and many industrial processes.

Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) CO2 Sensors

NDIR sensors are spectroscopic sensors to detect CO2 in a gaseous environment by its
characteristic absorption. The key components are an infrared source, a light tube, an
interference (wavelength) filter, and an infrared detector. The gas is pumped or diffuses into the
light tube, and the electronics measures the absorption of the characteristic wavelength of light.
NDIR sensors are most often used for measuring carbon dioxide. The best of these have
sensitivities of 20-50 PPM. Typical NDIR sensors are still in the (US) $100 to $1000 range. New
developments include using Micro electromechanical systems to bring down the costs of this
sensor and to create smaller devices (for example for use in air conditioning applications).

Chemical CO2 Sensors

Chemical CO2 gas sensors with sensitive layers based on polymer- or heteropolysiloxane have
the principal advantage of a very low energy consumption and can be reduced in size to fit into
microelectronic-based systems. On the downside, short- and long term drift effects as well as a
rather low overall lifetime are major obstacles when compared with the NDIR measurement
principle[.

Applications

 For air conditioning applications these kind of sensors can be used to monitor the quality
of air and the tailored need of fresh air, respectively.
 In applications where direct temperature measurement is not applicable NDIR sensors
can be used. The sensors absorb ambient infrared radiation (IR) given off by a heated
surface