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Digitizing ohmmeter system

US6903558B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2003
Grant dateJun 7, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R27/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A digitizing ohmmeter system for providing a digital resistance measurement includes a current source for providing an excitation current to an impedance-varying input sensor and an ADC circuit including a charge-balancing modulator and a digital post processing circuit. The system utilizes synchronous AC excitation of the input sensor and an AC coupled analog-to-digital converter input. The digitizing ohmmeter system also implements correlated double sampling for noise cancellation to provide low noise and highly accurate analog-to-digital conversions. The ADC circuit includes a reference signal generator generating a resistance reference signal by time-sharing the excitation current with the input sensor. The digitizing ohmmeter system thereby realizes fully ratiometric operation such that neither a precise current source nor a precise voltage source is required for accurate resistance measurements.

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