A particulate sensing system (10) configured to detect particulates in exhaust gas (12) from a combustion process. Particulates are detected based on electrical conductivity between a first electrode (42) and a second electrode (44). A heater element (54) ...

The present disclosure relates to a system for regenerating a particulate matter sensor, the system comprising a particulate matter sensor comprising a sensing element and a heating element; a sensing module configured to detect a soot loading on the sensi...

An object is to provide a particulate detection system which can properly detect the quantity of particulates contained in a gas and which can properly detect a state in which the injection quantities of compressed air and ions have decreased due to cloggi...

A method and system is described for removing contamination from a conductive particulate matter sensor. The sensor has a substrate with two electrodes on the substrate configured to collect particulate matter between the electrodes, thereby establishing a...

A diagnostic method and system is described for diagnosing an operating condition of a conductive particulate matter sensor. The sensor has a substrate with electrical resistance that varies with temperature and two electrodes on the substrate adapted to c...

A particulate detection system (1, 2, 3) detects the quantity of particulates S contained in exhaust gas EG discharged from an internal combustion engine ENG and flowing through an exhaust pipe EP. The system (1, 2, 3) includes a detection section (10) att...

A particulate matter sensor includes first and second electrodes spaced from each other with a bias resistor connected between the first and second electrodes. The particulate matter sensor allows an open circuit fault condition in the sensor or in the con...

The sensor (10) has a structure of measuring electrodes (3) attached on a substrate (1). An electrical resistance between the measuring electrodes is measured as a measure for soot concentration of an exhaust gas flow. The structure of measuring electrodes...

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A diagnostic method and system is described for diagnosing an operating condition of a conductive particulate matter sensor (10, 210). The sensor has a substrate (30) and two electrodes (34, 36) on the substrate adapted to collec...