Figaro TGS-2620 gas sensor (Ø x H) 9.2 mm x 7.8 mm TGS-2620 データシート

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TGS-2620
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR TGS2620
1
10
100
iso-Butane
Methane
Hydrogen
Carbon monoxide
Methyl mercaptan
Hydrogen sulfide
Trimethylamine
Ammonia
Propionic acid
Acetic acid
Acetone
Acetaldehyde
Formaldehyde
Xylene
Toluene
Benzene
n-Heptane
Ethanol
100ppm
1000ppm
Rair/Rgas
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Heater current (mA)
Ambient temperature (˚C)
inrush current
steady state current
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Time (sec.)
V
H
=5V,  Ambient temperature=20  C˚
Power on
Heater current -  I
H
 (mA)
3.  Practical Considerations for Circuit Design
3-1  Sensitivity to various organic compounds
Figure 15 shows the sensitivity of TGS2620 to vari-
ous kinds of gases at concentrations of 100ppm and 
1000ppm. The x-axis shows the sensitivity ratio of 
sensor resistance in clean air (Rair) versus sensor 
resistance in the listed gas (Rgas).
This data demonstrates that TGS2620 is an excellent 
general purpose sensor for VOCs as it shows good 
sensitivity to many kinds of organic compound va-
pors. NOTEThis data is shown only for demonstrating 
the high sensitivity of the sensor to VOC’s--never use Rair 
as a reference for calibration.
3-2 Inrush current of heater
The heater material of the sensor has its own tempera-
ture dependency.  Figure 16 shows both the inrush 
current and steady state of heater current under 
various ambient temperatures for the TGS2620.  This 
chart illustrates that inrush current is approximately 
40% higher than the steady state current.  Since heater 
resistance shows a lower value at low temperatures, 
this would cause a larger than expected current at 
room temperature.  As a result, when a device using 
the sensor is first powered on, an extremely high cur-
rent may be generated during the first few moments 
of energizing.  Therefore protection from inrush 
current should be considered for incorporation into 
circuit design.
In actual application, it should be noted that the pe-
riod of inrush current would last less than 10 seconds, 
after which the heater current reaches to a constant 
value as shown in Figure 17.
Fig. 15 - Sensitivity to various organic compounds
Fig. 16 - Temperature dependency of heater current
Fig. 17 - Change in heater current after powering on