Resonant technique and apparatus for thermal capacitor screening
US5101106A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/016
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for driving a plurality of transient decoupling capacitors connected in a circuit in order to heat them and to screen them via a thermal image of them. Radio-frequency excitation is provided for the purpose by connecting a pulse driver through an inductive circuit and a series capacitance to supply a driving current to the decoupling capacitors. The inductance is selected to yield resonance at a selected frequency; and the series capacitance provides a voltage divider to help set the frequency and to adjust the level of the drive of the decoupling capacitors.
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