Electronic sensor with optimized counting capacity
US7702062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J5/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic sensor including capture means producing a signals comprising x pulses during a given capture time, such that a′<x<b′, wherein a′, b′ and x are non-null natural integers, and counting means receiving the signals, which are incremented with each pulse received, including a maximum counting capacity equal to z such that (b′−a′)≦z<a′, where z is a non-null natural integer, resetting the counting, when the maximum counting capacity z is exceeded and outputting, at the end of the capture time, a number representative of the number of pulses x of the signals, wherein a′ is the minimum value and b′ is the maximum value of the number of pulses that can be produced by the capture means.
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