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Pressure measurement system with a constant settlement time

US4449409A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 1981
Grant dateMay 22, 1984
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L9/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a pressure measurement system with a substantially constant settlement time. The invention includes a closed loop pressure measurement system having an input impedance configuration and a feedback impedance configuration where a signal from the feedback impedance configuration is used to null or balance a signal from the input impedance configuration. The error between the signals is integrated in a digital integrator to generate a measurement of the sensed parameter. The invention further comprises a means for varying the feedback loop gain of the system as a function of pressure in a manner to compensate for the gain change produced in the system in response to a pressure change.

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