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Capacitance manometer with digital output

US4466289A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1982
Grant dateAug 21, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2002

Classification

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

Abstract

A capacitive pressure or vacuum gauge is disclosed that utilizes a transducer in which a change in capacitance between a movable conductive diaphragm and the wall of the transducer is used to sense changes in pressure or vacuum. The change in capacity is converted directly into a change in frequency of a digital signal by means of a simple resistance/capacitance oscillator in which the capacitive transducer is used as the capacitance.

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