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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Balluff Gmbh, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Frank Winkens, Ludwigshafen, DE;
BALLUFF GMBH, Neuhausen ADF, DE;
Abstract
Circuit arrangement measuring at least one measurement capacitor having inverting amplifier with high open-circuit voltage gain, input connected to connection of at least one measurement capacitor and to connection of negative feedback capacitor, another connection of at least one measurement capacitor connected to a reference potential and another connection of negative feedback capacitor connected to output of inverting amplifier; rectifier circuit fed voltage at the output of inverting amplifier and generates at its output voltage corresponding to voltage at output of inverting amplifier; a holding capacitor buffering voltage supply of inverting amplifier and rectifier circuit, a supply voltage connection of inverting amplifier supplied with a periodic control voltage with respect to reference potential and other supply voltage connection of inverting amplifier supplied via a diode with external supply voltage, periodic control voltage generated by signal source having a control input via which level of periodic control voltage can be infinitely variably set and this control input connected to an output of a control device which compares voltage generated at output of rectifier circuit with a desired voltage and, depending on comparison, emits output signal fed to control input of signal source, until level of periodic control voltage fed to supply voltage connection of inverting amplifier reaches value at voltage generated at output of rectifier circuit matches desired voltage, if voltage present at output of rectifier circuit matches desired voltage, at least voltage present at output of control device is a measure for at least one measurement capacitor.