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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Martin Schmitt, Bad Rodach, DE;
Ciprian Musat, Creteil, FR;
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
According to a method for determining the capacitance of a capacitive element (), during each measurement cycle of a plurality of successive measurement cycles, the capacitive element () is charged, and then a charge quantity is transferred to a further capacitive element (). After the plurality of measurement cycles, a measurement value relating to the total charge quantity transferred is determined, and the capacitance of the capacitive element () is determined as a function of the measurement value. A first duration is defined for a first subset of the plurality of measurement cycles, and a different second duration is defined for a second subset of the plurality of measurement cycles.