Span and null shift temperature compensated thin film strain gauge bridge by series resistance
US6957584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L1/2281
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A temperature compensated strain gauge assembly comprises a strain gauge (10) having two or more resistor or piezoresistors (Rb) in half bridge or full bridge configuration and one or more temperatures compensating resistors or piezoresistors (Rc) connected in series with the bridge resistors or piezoresistors. The resistance of the temperature compensating resistor(s) or piezoresistor(s) is such that, as temperature changes, the compensating resistor(s) or piezoresistor(s) compensates for a change in span of the strain gauge so that, for a given load applied to the substrate, the span of the strain gauge will remain constant or substantially constant and compensate(s) the null shift of the strain gauge when the bridge resistors or piezoresistors are such as to provide a known offset at a given temperature.
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