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Digital volt-ohmmeter

US3978472A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1975
Grant dateAug 31, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 30, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/0607
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A low-cost but highly accurate ohmmeter for measuring milliohm resistances is disclosed. The instrument employs a digital voltmeter (analog-to-digital converter) having an add-subtract mode which nulls any drift voltage following each measurement. A self biasing current source which eliminates common mode voltages to the high gain amplifier portion of the converter is used for resistance measurements.

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