Friday, February 25, 2011

AF30 CIGARETTE SMOKE SENSOR

AF30 CIGARETTE SMOKE SENSOR  by GE

DESCRIPTION:                                                    
Gas sensor made with thick film element.

FEATURES:
• Constant heater voltage
• Tight resistance tolerance
• High sensitivity
• Typical applications include air purifier

DATA:
Operating conditions:
Operating   temperature............ -10 to +55 C
Storage   temperature ............... -30 to +60oC
Load Resistor R        ..............................Variable
Heater   resistance ....................... 27Ω  (nom)
Rated power consumption P  .......... <15mW
Rated working voltage of circuit VC ........ 5V d.c. or 5V rms a.c. (max 12V)
Rated working voltage of heater ....................... 5 ±0.2V d.c. 
Parts and material:
Sensing   element ......... Semi-conducting   oxide
Thick film heater ............................ Platinum 
Case................................... Nylon 66
Pin .............................................. Nickel alloy 
 Typical   gas   sensitivity:
Flame arrestor ....................................... Double 100-mesh stainless gauze (SUS316)
Sensitivity     characteristics:
                      Specification        Conditions
 Sensor resistance           15k to 35k Ω      In clean air
 Rgas                   (*)
 Resistance ratio
 Gas sensitivity                     0.2 to 0.4      at 10ppm H2 to
 Rgas/Rair                       clean air (*)
 Power                   535mW (max)
 consumption             (*) Correlation between H  and cigarette smoke
Mechanical        characteristics:
 Test         Condition                                                     Performance
 Vibration    Frequency:                         10 - 500 Hz                Should satisfy the
 Amplitude (10 - 50Hz):             2 mm                       specifications shown in the
 Acceleration (50 - 500 Hz)         10G                        sensitivity characteristics
 Recipricol scanning time:          5 min 
Test time: 2 hours each for X, Y and Z directions
 Shock        Acceleration:                      100G
              Number of impacts:                 5