Automated self-compensation apparatus and methods for providing electrochemical sensors

A system for automated self-compensation, comprising:

• a device that includes a processor and a memory component, wherein the memory component stores logic is programmed for performing at least the following, when executed by the processor:
• measure a signal from an electrochemical sensor device, wherein the signal relates to the presence of a predetermined gas, and wherein the electrochemical sensor device includes a potentiostat;
• measure an internal property of the electrochemical sensor device by electronically pinging the potentiostat;
• receive a response from the potentiostat;
• interpret the response through an associative relationship between the electrochemical sensor device and a data acquisition and calculation module;
• determine an amount of drift resulting from an environmental factor from the response, wherein determining an amount of drift comprises determining a compensation algorithm that utilizes sensor response parameters from the electrochemical sensor device, including initial magnitude, time constant of decay, and integration area;
• compensate for effects of the environmental factor by adjusting the signal from the electrochemical sensor device;
• and
• utilize the adjusted signal.

An electrochemical sensor apparatus, comprising:

• an electrochemical sensor;
• and
• a computer that includes a memory component and a processor, wherein the memory component stores logic that is programmed for performing the following, when executed by the processor:
• measure a signal from an electrochemical sensor device, wherein the signal relates to the presence of a predetermined gas, and wherein the electrochemical sensor device includes a potentiostat;
• measure an internal property of the electrochemical sensor device by electronically pinging the potentiostat;
• receive a response from the potentiostat;
• interpret the response through an associative relationship between the electrochemical sensor device and a data acquisition and calculation module;
• determine an amount of drift resulting from an environmental factor from the response, wherein determining an amount of drift comprises determining a compensation algorithm that utilizes sensor response parameters from the electrochemical sensor device, including initial magnitude, time constant of decay, and integration area;
• compensate for effects of the environmental factor by adjusting the signal from the electrochemical sensor device;
• and
• utilize the adjusted signal.